Ruler · Middle and Late Bronze Age · Egypt

Thutmose III

r. c. 1479–c. 1425 BC

Pharaoh of Egypt from about 1479 to 1425 BC, who built the Egyptian Empire to its greatest extent. He led at least sixteen campaigns into Syria and Palestine, winning the Battle of Megiddo in about 1457 BC. Egypt under him drew tribute from the Euphrates to Nubia.

Facts

Reign: About 1479 to 1425 BC.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Thutmose III
Died: About 1425 BC. The birth year is not recorded.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Thutmose III
Realm: New Kingdom Egypt, at its greatest territorial extent.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Thutmose III
Known for: The Battle of Megiddo, about 1457 BC, and the Annals carved at Karnak.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Thutmose III

Images

Granite statue of Thutmose III (photograph via Wikimedia Commons)

Connected

CountryEgypt1953–

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