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The 25 pages that link to Ramesses II, each with the reason it gives.

• Ancient EgyptBroader topic: His monuments and inscriptions projected royal power across Egypt’s empire.

• New Kingdom of EgyptBroader topic: His reign’s monuments and diplomacy embody the later New Kingdom’s power and limits.

• PharaohBroader topic: His temples and royal inscriptions broadcast the image of a powerful king.

• AmunRelated: Ramesses II honored Amun in royal monuments and presented the god as a source of victory.

• ExodusRelated: His reign is sometimes proposed as the setting for the Exodus, though the identification is disputed.

• KarnakRelated: His monuments and inscriptions added to Karnak’s display of royal power.

• Battle of KadeshRelated: He commanded the Egyptian forces and later made the battle central to his royal image.

• Abydos King ListRelated: He completed his father’s temple and appears at the inscription’s conclusion.

• Merneptah SteleRelated: Merneptah succeeded Ramesses II, whose long reign preceded the stele’s creation.

• Luxor TempleRelated: He added the temple’s great court, pylon, statues, and obelisks.

• Theban NecropolisRelated: His reign produced a major mortuary temple on the necropolis’s west bank.

• Horus nameBroader topic: His Horus name, Usermaatre Setepenre, illustrates the title’s elaborate later forms.

• Nineteenth Dynasty of EgyptBroader topic: His long reign made him the dynasty’s most prominent ruler.

• Ramesses IIIRelated: Ramesses III adopted the name of this celebrated predecessor to invoke royal continuity.

• Ramesside periodBroader topic: His long reign became the period’s best-known model of royal power and monumental building.

• Seti IRelated: Ramesses inherited Seti’s dynasty, building program, and rivalry with the Hittites.

• Egyptian chariotRelated: His monuments and battle accounts made the royal chariot central to his military image.

• Egyptian–Hittite peace treatyRelated: He represented Egypt in the treaty and promoted it as a royal achievement.

• LibuRelated: Inscriptions from his reign also mention Libu among peoples on Egypt's western frontier.

• NefertariRelated: Nefertari was his Great Royal Wife and appeared with him in royal monuments.

• PtahRelated: His inscriptions and monuments attest to Ptah’s continued royal importance.

• Ramesses IBroader topic: His long reign made the dynasty founded by Ramesses I internationally prominent.

• Abu SimbelRelated: He commissioned both temples during his reign.

• History of ancient EgyptBroader topic: His reign captures Egypt’s imperial ambitions and diplomacy in the Late Bronze Age.

• PuduḫepaRelated: His diplomatic correspondence with Puduḫepa connected the Hittite queen directly to Egypt’s court.