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Amenhotep III

king of Egypt

Also known as: Amenophis III

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Also called:: Amenophis III

Title / Office:: king (1390BC-1353BC), Egypt

Notable Family Members:: spouse Tiy

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Amenhotep III, was the king of ancient Egypt (reigned c. 1390–53 bce) in a period of peaceful prosperity, who devoted himself to expanding diplomatic contacts and to extensive building in Egypt and Nubia. In the fifth year of his reign, Amenhotep conducted campaigns against a territory called Akuyata in Nubia. Thereafter his reign was peaceful, except for some disturbances in the Nile River delta, which Amenhotep, son of Hapu, the king’s most prominent official, quelled by carefully regulating access into Egypt by land and sea. Amenhotep III in his early years enjoyed hunting in the tradition of his father, Thutmose ...(100 of 400 words)

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