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He was the son of Pharaoh Thutmose II and Isis, a minor wife. When Thutmose II died in 1458 BC, Thutmose III became ruler. However, he shared the beginning of his reign with Hatshepsut, his father's wife, who acted as regent and eventually co-ruler. For approximately 22 years Thutmose III had little power over the empire. He married Hatshepsut's youngest daughter, Meritre, with whom he had a son named Ahmose II. At some point, however, Hatshepsut disappears from the historical record and Thutmose III ruled by himself until his death in 1427 BC or 1426 BC (some sources list his death ranging from 1425 BC to 1430 BC).

Thutmose's military campaigns

He was an active expansionist ruler, sometimes referred to as the Napoleon of Egypt, because he was recorded to have captured 350 cities during his rule, conquering much of the Near East, from the Euphrates to Nubia. He was the first Pharao to cross the Euphrates, during his campaign against Hanilgalbat.

Thutmose III made in all 17 military campaigns. He defeated a large CanaaniteCanaanite can describe anything pertaining to Canaan: in particular, its languages and inhabitants. Disambiguation. coalition under the King of KadeshKadesh (the most popular spelling; more accurately Qadesh is a Canaanite city located on the Orontes River in what is now western Syria. The remains of the ancient city are preserved in a large mound, Tell Nebi Mend, the present site of a small Arab villa in Battle of MegiddoThe Battle of Megiddo ( 15th century BC) was fought between Egyptian forces under the command of the pharaoh Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Kadesh. It is one of the first ancient battles to have been recorded in detail.. After victory in battle he conquered Megiddo after a siege of 7 or 8 months (see Siege of MegiddoThe Siege of Megiddo ( 1457 BC) was a protracted blockade of the Canaanite city of Megiddo by Egyptian forces under the command of the warrior pharaoh Thutmose III. The siege of the city came immediately after the Battle of Megiddo (dated by the favoured).

His tomb in the Valley of the KingsThe Valley of the Kings or Wadi el-Muluk in Arabic, is a valley in Egypt where tombs were built for the Pharaohs of the New Kingdom, the Eighteenth through Twentieth Dynasties. Luxor Wadi el-Muluk means valley of the kings''. The valley is located on the ( KV34 ) is the first in which we find the complete AmduatThe Amduat (literally "That Which Is In the Afterworld") is an important Ancient Egyptian funerary text of the New Kingdom. Like many funerary texts, it was written on the inside of the tomb for reference by the deceased. Unlike other funerary texts, howe, an important New Kingdom Ancient Egyptian funerary text.