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    Preceded by:
    Thutmose IV    		Pharaoh of Egypt
    18th Dynasty    		Succeeded by:
    Akhenaten
    Amenhotep III
    Amenhotep the Magnificent
    Hellenized: Amenophis
    Manetho: Oros
    Akkadian Cuneiform: Nibmuareya
    Reign
    BC or
    BC (38 years)
    Legacy
    FatherThutmose IV
    MotherMutemwia
    Consort(s)Tiye, Kilu-Ḫepa,[1]Tadu-Ḫepa,[2]
    Sitamun, Iset, Henuttaneb (?),
    Nebetnehat, Henut (?),
    Unknown Princess of Arzawa,[3]
    Three Princesses of Babylon,[4]
    Unknown Princess of Ammia[5]
    IssueThutmose, Akhenaten,
    Sitamun, Iset, Henuttaneb,
    Nebetnehat (?), Nebetah,
    Smenkhkare (?), Baketaten (?),
    The Younger Lady (=Baketaten?)
    BurialKV22 (initial), KV35 (reburial)
    MonumentsPer-Tjehenaten, Birket Habu
    Royal palace at Malkata,
    Amenophium, Colossi of Memnon,
    Third Pylon at Karnak, Major
    contributions to Luxor Temple
    For other pages by this name, see Amenhotep.

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    Amenhotep III (c - c BC)

    Wall carving of Amenhotep III in the tomb of the governor of Thebes  ©The reign of the pharaoh Amenhotep III marks the zenith of ancient Egyptian civilisation, both in terms of political power and cultural achievement.

    As the son of Tuthmosis IV and his minor wife Mutemwia, Amenhotep became king at around the age of 12 with his mother acting as regent. Early in his reign he chose the daughter of a provincial official as his great royal wife, and for the rest of the reign Queen Tiy featured prominently alongside the king.

    Having inherited an empire that stretched from the Euphrates to the Sudan, Amenhotep maintained Egypt's position largely through diplomacy and intermarriage with the royal families of Mitanni (Syria), Babylonia and Arzawa (Anatolia). He was the first pharaoh to issue royal news bulletins about his marriages, hunting trips and building projects, the information being inscribed on large stone scarab seals and sent out across the empi

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    Amenhotep III

    Who was Amenhotep III?

    Amenhotep III was the ruler of Egypt from BC, and the ninth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. He ruled over Egypt during the empire’s peak of power and prosperity, and oversaw a period of great development during his time as pharaoh.

    As the son of Pharaoh Thutmose IV (and grandson of the famous Thutmose III), Amenhotep was educated on matters of ruling, religion and government in his childhood, to prepare him for his eventual ascension to the role of pharaoh. He became pharaoh at the age of twelve when his father died, though he had the royal advisor (vizier) rule in his place until he came of age.

    Why did Egypt do so well under Amenhotep’s reign?

    When he took over, the country was rich and powerful thanks to the work of his father and grandfather – but he took things a step further with his own policies. Amenhotep III was a capable negotiator and politician, and made great strides towards establishing Egypt as a dominant economic po

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