Eighteenth Dynasty

Egyptian history

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major reference
- In ancient Egypt: The 18th dynasty (c. 1539–c. 1292 bce)
  Although Ahmose (ruled c. 1539–15 bce) had been preceded by Kamose, who was either his father or his brother, Egyptian tradition regarded Ahmose as the founder of a new dynasty because he was the native ruler who reunified…
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Akhenaten
- In Akhenaten
  ancient Egypt of the 18th dynasty, who established a new cult dedicated to the Aton, the sun’s disk (hence his assumed name, Akhenaten, meaning “beneficial to Aton”).
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Thutmose III
- In Thutmose III
  1479–25 bce) of the 18th dynasty, often regarded as the greatest of the rulers of ancient Egypt. Thutmose III was a skilled warrior who brought the Egyptian empire to the zenith of its power by conquering all of Syria, crossing the Euphrates (see Tigris-Euphrates river system) to defeat the…
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