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New Kingdom Β· c. 1186–1069 BCE

Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt

Ramesses III repels the Sea Peoples, but strikes, tomb robberies and a harem conspiracy mark the decline of the New Kingdom.

Rulers

  1. Sethnakht
  2. Ramesses III
  3. Ramesses IV
  4. Ramesses VI
  5. Ramesses IX
  6. Ramesses XI

Order and dates of rulers are debated for many dynasties. Names in gold have a full profile.

20th Dynasty

Ramesses III

Last great pharaoh of the New Kingdom Β· c. 1184–1153 BCE

Ramesses III fought off the migrating Sea Peoples in the eighth year of his reign, and his mortuary temple at Medinet Habu preserves the only large-scale depiction of a naval…

mortuary temple

Medinet Habu

Western Thebes Β· c. 1175 BCE

The best-preserved mortuary temple in Thebes, Medinet Habu was surrounded by massive mud-brick walls and entered through a fortified gate modelled on a Syrian fortress.

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