Amenhotep II

Amenhotep II was an Egyptian pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty who ruled in the fifteenth century BCE. His reign continued Egypt’s imperial expansion and military campaigns in the Near East.

Egyptian military campaigns in the Levant: Military expeditions by Egyptian rulers into the eastern Mediterranean lands known as the Levant. Amenhotep II’s inscriptions describe campaigns that asserted Egyptian authority in the region.
Tomb of Amenhotep II: The pharaoh’s rock-cut tomb in the Valley of the Kings, designated KV35. Its burial chamber and royal mummies provide direct evidence about his funerary arrangements.
Thutmose III: An Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh who ruled Egypt before and alongside his son Amenhotep II. His long reign established the empire that Amenhotep II inherited.
Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt: An ancient Egyptian dynasty that ruled during the New Kingdom, c. 1550–1292 BCE. Amenhotep II was one of its pharaohs, succeeding his father Thutmose III.
Kadesh (ancient city): An ancient city on the Orontes River, contested by Egyptian and Hittite powers. Amenhotep II’s campaigns reached the region around this strategically important city.
KV35 royal cache: A chamber in Amenhotep II’s tomb where priests reburied royal mummies in antiquity. The cache made his tomb a later refuge for kings displaced from their original burials.
Thutmose IV: An Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh who succeeded Amenhotep II and was his son. His succession marks the next generation of the dynasty.
Thutmose I: An Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh who expanded Egypt’s reach into Nubia and the Levant. His earlier expansion helped establish traditions of military kingship inherited by later rulers.
Egyptian chariot: A lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle used by ancient Egyptian elites and soldiers. Royal accounts portray Amenhotep II as a skilled charioteer, linking military prowess to kingship.
Amenhotep II’s campaign inscriptions: Royal texts recording Amenhotep II’s military expeditions and claims of victory. These inscriptions are central sources for the campaigns and their royal presentation.

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Amenhotep IIINarrower topic: His reign belongs to the dynastic line that established the power inherited by Amenhotep III.