Nubian campaign of Ramesses II

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The Nubian campaign of Ramesses II was a military expedition by the Egyptian pharaoh to assert control and display royal power over Nubia, commemorated in temples and monuments such as those at Derr.

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Nubian campaign of Ramesses II canonical 1

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instanceOf ancient Egyptian military expedition ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
chronologyWithinReign one of the early campaigns of Ramesses II ⓘ
commandedBy Ramesses II ⓘ
commemoratedIn Temple of Derr ⓘ
inscriptions in Nubian temples ⓘ
rock-cut temple at Derr ⓘ
temples in Nubia ⓘ
conflictType pharaonic punitive expedition ⓘ
country Ancient Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
culturalSignificance example of New Kingdom royal self-presentation in conquered territories ⓘ
depictedAs victorious campaign of Ramesses II ⓘ
describedIn royal inscriptions of Ramesses II ⓘ
temple reliefs of Ramesses II ⓘ
followed earlier Egyptian campaigns in Nubia ⓘ
goal control Nubian resources ⓘ
propagandistic glorification of Ramesses II ⓘ
reassert Egyptian authority in Nubia ⓘ
secure Nubian frontier ⓘ
hasEffect integration of Nubia into Egyptian imperial system ⓘ
spread of Egyptian culture in Nubia ⓘ
hasPart Battle actions in Nubia ⓘ
Royal inspection tour in Nubia ⓘ
location Lower Nubia ⓘ
Nubia ⓘ
Upper Nubia ⓘ
mainSubject assertion of Egyptian control over Nubia ⓘ
display of royal power ⓘ
militaryBranch Egyptian army ⓘ
linked to: Royal Egyptian Army
opponent Nubian groups ⓘ
participant New Kingdom Egypt ⓘ
Nubian populations ⓘ
Ramesses II ⓘ
partOf Egyptian–Nubian relations in the New Kingdom ⓘ
pointInTime 13th century BCE ⓘ
early reign of Ramesses II ⓘ
relatedTo Egyptian control of gold mines in Nubia ⓘ
fortified Egyptian settlements in Nubia ⓘ
result construction of temples in Nubia ⓘ
imposition of Egyptian authority over Nubian territories ⓘ
strengthening of Egyptian presence in Nubia ⓘ
timePeriod 19th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
reign of Ramesses II ⓘ
usedFor legitimization of Ramesses II’s rule ⓘ
royal propaganda ⓘ

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Temple of Ramesses II at Derr → associatedWith → Nubian campaign of Ramesses II ⓘ