Thutmose II

Thutmose II was an Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh of Egypt who ruled after Thutmose I. He was Hatshepsut’s half-brother and husband, and father of Thutmose III.

Hatshepsut: An Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh who ruled Egypt as king after serving as regent for Thutmose III. His wife and half-sister, she later ruled in her own right.
Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt: A New Kingdom dynasty that ruled Egypt from about 1550 to 1292 BCE. Thutmose II inherited its throne during its early phase of expansion.
Deir el-Bahari: A monumental temple complex on the west bank of the Nile at Thebes. A mortuary temple associated with Thutmose II stood near Hatshepsut’s later temple.
Ancient Egyptian regency: A period when a regent governs on behalf of a monarch too young or unable to rule. A regency governed for Thutmose III after Thutmose II’s death.
Thutmose III: An Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh whose long reign expanded Egyptian power across the Levant and Nubia. His son and successor, he was still a child when Thutmose II died.
New Kingdom of Egypt: The period of Egyptian history, about 1550–1070 BCE, when Egypt became an imperial power. His reign falls within the New Kingdom’s first dynasty.
Tomb of Thutmose II: The burial place identified as belonging to Thutmose II in the Valley of the Kings. Its identification and condition are central to reconstructing the king’s burial history.
Hatshepsut’s rise to power: The political process by which Hatshepsut became Egypt’s ruling pharaoh. Thutmose II’s death made her regent for his young son and opened the path to kingship.
Thutmose I: An Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh who established a powerful position for Egypt in Nubia and the Levant. His father, he was also Hatshepsut’s father, making the couple half-siblings.
Ahmose I: The pharaoh who expelled the Hyksos from Egypt and founded the Eighteenth Dynasty. His reunification of Egypt created the dynasty Thutmose II inherited.

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