Egypt under Ramesses II

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Egypt under Ramesses II was a powerful New Kingdom state ruled by one of its most renowned pharaohs, marked by extensive military campaigns, monumental construction projects, and a flourishing of imperial power and culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period ⓘ
phase of the New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
administrativeFeature centralized royal bureaucracy ⓘ
use of royal residence city Pi-Ramesses as administrative hub ⓘ
architecturalStyle colossal statues of the king ⓘ
rock-cut temples ⓘ
artStyle highly idealized royal imagery ⓘ
capital Pi-Ramesses ⓘ
Thebes ⓘ
country Ancient Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
culturalDevelopment proliferation of royal inscriptions ⓘ
standardization of royal iconography ⓘ
demography large population centers in the Nile Delta ⓘ
dynasty Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
economicActivity agriculture along the Nile ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ
tribute from vassal states ⓘ
endTime c. 1213 BCE ⓘ
foreignPolicy military confrontation with Hittites ⓘ
peace treaty with Hittites ⓘ
governmentType absolute monarchy ⓘ
knownFor diplomatic relations with the Hittites ⓘ
extensive military campaigns ⓘ
flourishing of art and culture ⓘ
imperial expansion ⓘ
monumental construction projects ⓘ
language Late Egyptian ⓘ
majorBattle Battle of Kadesh ⓘ
militaryFeature chariot warfare ⓘ
fortified border towns in Canaan ⓘ
monumentalSite Abu Simbel ⓘ
linked to: Abu Simbel temples

Karnak Temple additions ⓘ
Luxor Temple expansions ⓘ
Pi-Ramesses ⓘ
Ramesseum ⓘ
notableRuler Ramesses II ⓘ
opponent Hittite Empire ⓘ
partOf New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
religion ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
religiousPolicy promotion of royal cult of Ramesses II ⓘ
promotion of the cult of Amun ⓘ
ruler Ramesses II ⓘ
startTime c. 1279 BCE ⓘ
succession followed reign of Seti I ⓘ
preceded reign of Merneptah ⓘ
territorialExtent Canaan ⓘ
Nubia ⓘ
southern Syria ⓘ
treaty Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Kadesh
writingSystem Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ
hieratic script ⓘ
linked to: Hieratic script

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Egyptian–Hittite wars → mainBelligerent → Egypt under Ramesses II ⓘ
Usermaatre Setepenre → chronologicalContext → reign of Ramesses II ⓘ
linked to: Egypt under Ramesses II
cult of Ramesses II → startTime → reign of Ramesses II ⓘ
linked to: Egypt under Ramesses II
Khaemwaset → timePeriod → reign of Ramesses II ⓘ
linked to: Egypt under Ramesses II
Nubian campaign of Ramesses II → timePeriod → reign of Ramesses II ⓘ
linked to: Egypt under Ramesses II
Egypt under Seti I → followedBy → Egypt under Ramesses II ⓘ
Sutekh division → era → reign of Ramesses II ⓘ
linked to: Egypt under Ramesses II
Turin Papyrus of Kings → approximateDate → reign of Ramesses II (approximate scholarly attribution) ⓘ
linked to: Egypt under Ramesses II