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Pharaohs of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt

  • Thutmose IThutmose I never called himself Son of the King. This absence suggests he was born into a non-royal family to a woman named Senseneb and an unknown father.
  • AkhenatenThe future Akhenaten was born Amenhotep, a younger son of pharaoh Amenhotep III and his principal wife Tiye. He had an elder brother named Thutmose who…
  • HatshepsutIn the year 1479 BC, a young boy named Thutmose III inherited the throne of Egypt at just two years old. His stepmother Hatshepsut initially served as regent…
  • Amenhotep IIIAmenhotep III became pharaoh around 1401 BC, the son of Thutmose IV and a minor wife named Mutemwiya. He claimed divine birth at Luxor Temple, stating that…