Thutmose III
“Evaluate the impact of ONE pharaoh to the development of New Kingdom Egypt”
Thutmose III
Thutmose III gained the throne from his father Thutmose II, but was considered to be not old enough to reign and as a result Hatshepsut, his stepmother became the regent and eventually became came co-pharaoh with Thutmose III, he reigned for just under 55 years, reigned from 1479-1425 BC. When Hatshepsut died in 1458, it meant that Thutmose could step forward and take the reigns on his own; it was at this time that he began what was to be considered one of the most successful military reigns of the dynasty if not in all of Egypt’s history.
Over this period Thutmose had both strong internal developments and a successful foreign policy in which he …show more content…
It also meant that the temple of Amun Re could continue to be proven to be the major god of Egypt as some of the spoils from war were sent to the temple of Amun Re and in many inscriptions the battles were said to be won by the will of Amun Re and be dedicated to him.
Despite the fact that so much time was spent on military Thutmose still managed to have a major impact upon the internal development of Egypt, this included religious and buildings.
The reason that Thutmose was able to have such an extensive building program was because of the large amount of tribute that was flowing in from his successful military campaigns. Some of the buildings constructed by Thutmose include two temples, one to Amun Re and one to Thutmose II, at Karnak a festival hall, 6th and 7th pylon, a temple to Ptah and rebuilding of central areas. In the Valley of the Kings and in lower and upper Egypt he built temples and other
Thutmose III
Thutmose III gained the throne from his father Thutmose II, but was considered to be not old enough to reign and as a result Hatshepsut, his stepmother became the regent and eventually became came co-pharaoh with Thutmose III, he reigned for just under 55 years, reigned from 1479-1425 BC. When Hatshepsut died in 1458, it meant that Thutmose could step forward and take the reigns on his own; it was at this time that he began what was to be considered one of the most successful military reigns of the dynasty if not in all of Egypt’s history.
Over this period Thutmose had both strong internal developments and a successful foreign policy in which he …show more content…
It also meant that the temple of Amun Re could continue to be proven to be the major god of Egypt as some of the spoils from war were sent to the temple of Amun Re and in many inscriptions the battles were said to be won by the will of Amun Re and be dedicated to him.
Despite the fact that so much time was spent on military Thutmose still managed to have a major impact upon the internal development of Egypt, this included religious and buildings.
The reason that Thutmose was able to have such an extensive building program was because of the large amount of tribute that was flowing in from his successful military campaigns. Some of the buildings constructed by Thutmose include two temples, one to Amun Re and one to Thutmose II, at Karnak a festival hall, 6th and 7th pylon, a temple to Ptah and rebuilding of central areas. In the Valley of the Kings and in lower and upper Egypt he built temples and other