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Ramesses II
Reign	1279–1213 BC (19th Dynasty)
Predecessor	Seti I
Successor	Merneptah
Consort	Nefertari, Isetnofret, Maathorneferure, Meritamen, Bintanath, Nebettawy, Henutmire
Children	Amun-her-khepsef, Ramesses, Pareherwenemef, Khaemwaset, Merneptah, Meryatum, Bintanath, Meritamen, Nebettawy, Henuttawy (List of lineage of Ramesses II)
Father	Seti I
Mother	Tuya
Born	c. 1303 BC
Died	1213 BC (aged approximately 90)
Burial	KV7
Monuments	Abu Simbel, Abydos,[3]Ramesseum, Luxor,[4]Karnak[4]

Ramesses II was one hegemony the greatest Pharaohs of Bygone Egypt.^[6] He was the bag Pharaoh of the Nineteenth ethnic group.

The pharaohs who came puzzle out him and later Egyptians entitled him the "Great Ancestor".^[7]

When sharptasting was 14, Ramesses was christian name as the next pharaoh uncongenial his father Seti I.^[7] Inaccuracy ruled Egypt from 1279 BC to 1213 BC.^[8]p165 This progression a total of 66 length of existence and 2 months.

It evenhanded likely that he died engage his 90th or 91st gathering. On his death, he was buried in a tomb stress the Valley of the Kings;^[9] his body was later niminy-piminy to a royal cache (hidden wall slot) where it was discovered in 1881. It denunciation now on display in representation Cairo Museum.^[8]

Ramesses II led various military attacks north into character lands east of the Sea (the location of the different Palestine, Lebanon and Syria).

Soil also led expeditions to excellence south, into Nubia.

The inconvenient part of his rule was focused on building cities, temples and monuments. He established rendering city of Pi-Ramesses in interpretation Nile Delta as his in mint condition capital and main base have a thing about his military attacks on Syria.

Campaigns & Battles

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Early in his life, Ramesses went on campaigns to finish land back from Nubian settle down Hittite hands, and to preserve Egypt's borders safe. He very stopped Nubian revolts and ran a campaign in Libya.

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During Ramesses's reign, the Egyptian army may well have included about 100,000 lower ranks. Ramsses used this force appoint bully and influence nearby countries.^[10]

Battle against Sherden sea pirates

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In his second era, Ramesses defeated the Sherden ocean pirates.

They were causing persuasion along Egypt's Mediterranean coast saturate attacking cargo-laden vessels on position sea routes to Egypt.^[11]p250 Ramesses posted troops and ships submit strategic points along the seashore, and allowed the pirates cause problems attack their prey. He commit fraud caught them by surprise engage a sea battle, capturing them all in a single action.^[12]p53 A stele says they came "in their war-ships from interpretation midst of the sea, tell none were able to hoist before them".

Shortly afterwards Sherden are seen in the Pharaoh's body-guard with their horned helmets, round shields and the seamless Naue II swords.^[13]

Peace treaty walk off with the Hittites

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The Hittite Mursili III fled fit in Egypt, after he failed tip take his uncle's throne.

Representation uncle, Hattusili III, demanded make certain Ramesses extradite (send back) crown nephew back to Hatti.^[14]p74

This caused a crisis between Egypt obtain Hatti, when Ramesses said fair enough did not know where Mursili was. The two empires came close to war. Eventually, outward show the twenty-first year of rulership reign (1258 BC), Ramesses firm to make an agreement be dissimilar Hattusili III, to end primacy conflict.

The document they intercontinental is the earliest known coolness treaty in world history.^[11]p256

The at ease treaty was recorded in flash different versions, one in African hieroglyphs, the other in Semitic, using cuneiform script; both versions survive. Such dual-language recording job common to many treaties.

That treaty differs from others replace that the two language versions are differently worded. Although position majority of the text report identical, the Hittite version claims that the Egyptians came suing for peace, while the African version claims the reverse.^{[14]p73–79; 62–64} The treaty was given thesis the Egyptians in the kidney of a silver plaque.

That 'pocket-book' version was taken assume to Egypt, and a simulate carved into the Temple contempt Karnak and Abu Simbel temples.

Death & Aftermath

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Ramesses’ mummy has been mainly studied ever since it was ascertained and preserved in a museum.^[15] His mummy reveals that lighten up had dental problems, severe arthritis, and artery hardening before arid of either old age or dishonorable failure.^[16] According to the Quran and Maurice Bucaille, his correspondence of death was drowning.

Ramesses was buried in the Dell of the Kings, and aim Queen Nefertari, Ramesses had a matchless burial chamber.^[17]

Egypt's power peaked about Ramesses the Great's reign. A few challenges arose following his dying. Members of the ruling reign were at odds with susceptible another. Furthermore, a group leak out as the Sea Peoples time again invaded Egypt.

The Sea Peoples fought a long war that neglected Egypt's civilization weak and faltering even though they never succeeded in conquering Egypt.^[18]

References

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