New Kingdom Timeline

By mollymcnamara
  • Hyksos Rule Begins
    1630 BCE

    Hyksos Rule Begins

  • Ahmose I becomes pharaoh
    1539 BCE

    Ahmose I becomes pharaoh

    On this date, Ahmose I became pharaoh and began the 18th dynasty
  • Thutmose I Becomes Pharaoh
    1493 BCE

    Thutmose I Becomes Pharaoh

    After Thutmose I, Thutmose II and Thutmose III both spent time as Pharaoh. Thutmose I expaned Egypt's empire in Nubia and reigned for approximately 5 - 9 years.
  • Thutmose III Becomes Pharaoh
    1479 BCE

    Thutmose III Becomes Pharaoh

  • Hatshepsut becomes pharaoh
    1473 BCE

    Hatshepsut becomes pharaoh

    Hatshepsut is well know for the fact that, despite being female, she chose to have herself depicted as male in various artworks. Many consider one of her greatest achievements to be her trade expedition to Punt which brought back vast riches including ivory, ebony, and gold.
  • Battle of Megiddo begins
    1457 BCE

    Battle of Megiddo begins

    The Battle of Megiddo was a battle fought under the rule of Thutmose III. The battle was fought between Egyptian forces and a combination of Canaanite states led by the king of Kadesh. We know about this battle today mainly because Thutmose III's scribe inscribed the details of the battle in hieroglyphs in the Karnak temple in Thebes.
  • Hatshepsuts trade expedition to Punt
    1454 BCE

    Hatshepsuts trade expedition to Punt

    This trade expedition to punt is regarded as one of Hatshepsuts biggest achievements as Pharaoh. The expedition proved fruitful as it enabled Egyptians to bring back large amounts of goods such as gold and ivory. Punt is thought to be equivalent to modern day Somalia.
  • Amenhotep III becomes pharaoh
    1390 BCE

    Amenhotep III becomes pharaoh

    Amenhotep III reigned for approximately 40 years and his greatest contribution was said to be peace and prosperity. His rule is often considered to be a golden age.
  • Akenhaten becomes pharaoh
    1353 BCE

    Akenhaten becomes pharaoh

    Akenhaten is often remembered because he attempted a religious conversion of Egypt, and suggested that the old gods be cast aside in favour of one god, the Aten. His reign is know as the Armana period because he moved the capital of Egypt from Thebes to the city he founded, Amarna.
  • Tutankhamen becomes pharaoh
    1333 BCE

    Tutankhamen becomes pharaoh

    Tutankhamen is one of Egypt's most famous pharaohs, and he began his reign at the age of nine. Tutanakhaten changed his name to Tutankhamen and reverted back the the traditional religion, and moved away from the one his father had ordered to be followed.
  • Rameses II Becomes Pharaoh
    1279 BCE

    Rameses II Becomes Pharaoh

  • Rameses III Becomes Pharaoh
    1217 BCE

    Rameses III Becomes Pharaoh

    Rameses III was the second pharaoh of the 20th dynasty, and he is known to have conducted the final defeat of the Sea Peoples
  • Sea Peoples Are Finally Defeated
    1178 BCE

    Sea Peoples Are Finally Defeated

    After many battles, Rameses III defeated the Sea Peoples off the city of Xois
  • Shoshenq I Becomes Pharaoh
    945 BCE

    Shoshenq I Becomes Pharaoh

    Shoshenq I was the founder of the 22nd dynasty
  • Battle Of Pelusium 525BCE [1st Persian Period Beings]
    525 BCE

    Battle Of Pelusium 525BCE [1st Persian Period Beings]

    The Battle of Pelusium (525BCE) was a battle where Cambyses II, king of Persia, defeated the Egyptian pharaoh Psamtik III. This defeat then resulted in the Persian rule of Egypt which is known as the first persian period.
  • Battle Of Pelusium 343BCE [2nd Persian Period Beings]
    343 BCE

    Battle Of Pelusium 343BCE [2nd Persian Period Beings]

    The Battle of Pelusium 343 took place. During this battle, the Egytpian pharaoh Nektanebo was defeated by the Persians, marking the beginning of the second persian period.