Thutmose III (Menkheperre / The Napoleon of Egypt)
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Thutmose III (Menkheperre / The Napoleon of Egypt) 🇪🇬

Mn-ḫpr-Rꜥ (Lasting is the Manifestation of Ra) (Known as "Thutmose III")
Pharaoh of Egypt, Supreme Military Strategist, Imperial Builder of Karnak
Born c. 1481 BCE 🇪🇬 Thebes, Egypt
Passed Away c. 1425 BCE Thebes, Egypt
Lifespan ~56 years old
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"The possession of Megiddo is the possession of a thousand cities! I have set the boundary of Egypt at the ends of the earth."

Archival Overview

Greatest military Pharaoh in Egyptian history, reigning for fifty-four years. Conducted seventeen victorious military campaigns from the Euphrates to the Fourth Cataract of Nubia, establishing the New Kingdom as an unrivaled superpower.

Biographical Record

Co-ruling initially alongside his stepmother Hatshepsut, Thutmose took sole command and revolutionized ancient combined-arms warfare. At the Battle of Megiddo (1457 BCE), his bold tactical march through the narrow Aruna mountain pass caught the Canaanite confederacy completely off guard.

A skilled administrator, botanist, and patron of arts, he commissioned the Festival Hall of Thutmose III at Karnak, recording exotic foreign fauna and flora alongside detailed annals of his geopolitical achievements.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Tomb KV34, Valley of the Kings
Thebes, Egypt
GPS: 25.7410, 32.6025
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