The first campaign is recorded in some detail on the walls of the temple he built at In the 33rd year of Thutmose’s reign, the time was at last ripe for his most In later campaigns (there were 17 in all), Thutmose III was content to consolidate what he had won and to lay the foundations of an To the south, Thutmose reaffirmed the southern boundary of Egyptian domination over University of Chicago, 1942.Steindorff, George; and Seele, Keith. When the When Hatshepsut died on the 10th day of the sixth month of Thutmose III's 21st year, according to information from a single stela from Despite the laudatory nature of Thutmose's annals, such a pass does indeed exist, although not as narrow as Thutmose indicates,This campaign drastically changed the political situation in the ancient Near East.

p.53. Get exclusive access to content from our 1768 First Edition with your subscription. Hatshepsut became his Thutmose III reigned from 1479 BC to 1425 BC according to the The length of Thutmose III's reign is known to the day thanks to information found in the tomb of the military commander Widely considered a military genius by historians, Thutmose III conducted at least 16 campaigns in 20 years.Much is known about Thutmosis "the warrior" not only because of his military achievements, but also because of his royal scribe and army commander, Thanuny, who wrote about his conquests and reign. Thutmose III was able to conquer such a large number of lands because of the revolution and improvement in military weapons. Fighting Pharaohs: Weapons and warfare in ancient Egypt. The decorations depict the pharaoh aiding the deities in defeating Until recently, a general theory has been that after the death of her husband After her death, many of Hatshepsut's monuments and depictions were subsequently defaced or destroyed, including those in her famous Currently, the purposeful destruction of the memory of Hatshepsut is seen as a measure designed to ensure a smooth succession for the son of Thutmose III, the future Amenhotep II, as opposed to any of the surviving relatives of Hatshepsut who had an equal or better claim to the throne.

He was an active expansionist ruler, sometimes called Egypt's greatest conqueror or "the Napoleon of Egypt."

By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica.Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. It also may be likely that this measure could not have been taken until the deaths of powerful religious and administrative officials who had served under both Hatshepsut and Thutmose III.While it is popularly thought that his mummy originally was unwrapped by The mummy had been damaged extensively in antiquity by tomb robbers and its wrappings subsequently cut into and torn by the Rassul family, who had rediscovered the tomb and its contents only a few years before.Of the face, which was undamaged, Maspero says the following:

Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.As he grew up, Thutmose may even have been entrusted with command of the army on campaign in After a few months’ preparation the king was ready to march at the head of his army. Like the Nubians, they come with animals, in this case horses, an elephant, and a bear; they also offer weapons and vessels most likely filled with precious substance." Manchester: Peartree. His two main names transliterate as mn-ḫpr-rˁ ḏḥwty-ms and are normally realised as Menkheperra Djehutymes – “Eternal are the manifestations of … Although no king of Egypt had ever penetrated so far with an army, previous kings' campaigns had spread Egyptian culture that far already, and the earliest Egyptian document found at Thutmose III was a great builder and constructed over 50 temples, although some of these are now lost and only mentioned in written records.Thutmose's architects and artisans showed great continuity with the formal style of previous kings, but several developments set him apart from his predecessors.

He amassed great wealth for Egypt. By taking Megiddo, Thutmose gained control of all of northern Thutmose's second, third and fourth campaigns appear to have been nothing more than tours of Syria and The fifth, sixth and seventh campaigns of Thutmose III were directed against the After Thutmose III had taken control of the Syrian cities, the obvious target for his eighth campaign was the state of Thutmose III returned to Syria for his ninth campaign in his 34th year, but this appears to have been just a raid of the area called The details about his next two campaigns are unknown.In his 13th campaign, Thutmose returned to Nukhashshe for a very minor campaign.Thutmose's last campaign was waged in his 50th regnal year.

He was the first pharaoh after Thutmose Ito cross the Euphrates, doing so during his campaign agai… He attacked Nubia, but only went so far as the fourth cataract of the Nile. The colouring is similarly muted, executed in simple black figures accompanied by text on a cream background with highlights in red and pink. Becoming the sole ruling pharaoh of the kingdom after the deaths of Thutmose's two main names transliterate as mn-ḫpr-rˁ ḏḥwty-ms.

there is also a list of 119 Palestinian towns that were conquered during his first campaigns and a further 240 names cities between Labanon and the Euphrates which he took in year 33rd of his reign during his eighth campaign. He is recorded to have captured 350 cities during his rule and conquered much of the Near East from the Euphrates to Nubia during seventeen known military campaigns. Thutmose III, sixth Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, is often called “The Napoleon of Ancient Egypt.” He reigned from 1479 BC up until his death in 1425 BC and was responsible for the golden age of ancient Egypt. – Karnak Stela Paying Homage To Thutmose III Thutmose III was the son of Thutmose II by a secondary wife, Iset.