Thutmose III warrior pharaoh
THUTMOSE III – MENKHEPERRE Thutmose III was a great warrior pharaoh. ... According to the stele of Thutmose III, over 350 cities fell to the Egyptians under his rule. ... Thutmose III was very young when his father, Thutmose II, died and was the co-regent of his stepmother, Hatshepsut. Thutmose was given an education befitting his royal station. ... Thutmose played an active part in the government of Egypt. In Year 2 of the co regency, Thutmose issued orders to the Viceroy of Kush and in Year 5 he appointed a new vizier. He was active in Sinai, where several graffiti show Thutmose alone or with Hatshepsut. Thutmose may have been entrusted with command of the army on campaign in Nubia twice. ... Thutmose appeared in Hatshepsuts coronation scene where he follows the procession of the barque of Amun at Deir el-Bahari. The Egyptian empire reached its height during the reign of Thutmose III. Thutmose succeeded in restoring Egypt’s influence in a series of 17 campaigns fought over 20 years. ... The armies of the Old and Middle Kingdoms have a very amateur appearance when compared to the large professional forces of Thutmose III’s army of the New Kingdom. ... The army of Thutmose was comprised of three main elements; archers, hand-to-hand fighters and chariotry. ... Strategy and tactics became the concern of the pharaohs and their war councils, especially for Thutmose III. ... During Thutmose III’s reign, the Egyptian army was by far superior to all of its enemies. ... The Mitanni even had a warrior class of professional soldiers. All of these armies were unable to defeat the Egyptian army during Thutmose’s reign. Thutmose III led 17 successful military campaigns. His first campaign revealed Thutmose to be the military genius of his time. ... Egypt’s neighbouring countries regularly paid tribute, but when Thutmose III took over, the nations tested his resolve. Thutmose found himself faced with an alliance of the princes of Kadesh and Megiddo. ... Thutmose took an unexpected, difficult route through to Megiddo.