THUTMOSE III 18TH DYNASTY THEBAN (2) : Family tree by Joan DOUGHTY (cousinjeanne)

Publish date: 2024-05-04

NOTE:THUTMOSE III (sometimes read as Thutmosis or Tuthmosis III and meaning Thoth is Born) was the sixth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. During the first 22 years of Thutmose's reign he was co-regent with his stepmother, Hatshepsut. While she is shown first on surviving monuments, both were assigned the usual royal names and insignia and neither is given any obvious seniority over the other. After her death and his subsequent gain of power over his kingdom, he created the largest empire Egypt had ever seen; no less than seventeen campaigns were conducted, and he conquered from Niy in north Syria to the fourth cataract of the Nile in Nubia. After his years of campaigning were over, he established himself as a great builder pharaoh as well. Thutmose III was responsible for building over fifty temples in Egypt and building massive additions to Egypt's chief temple at Karnak. New levels of artistic skills were reached during his reign, as well as unique architectural developments never seen before and never again after his reign. When he died he was buried in the Valley of the Kings like the rest of the kings from this period in Egypt, and was succeeded by his son Amenhotep II, with whom he had a short 2 year coregency. Thutmose III ruled for almost 54 years, and his reign is usually dated from April 24, 1479 to March 11, 1425 BC .

FAMILY Thutmose III was the son of Pharaoh Thutmose II and Aset (sometimes transliterated Isis), a secondary wife of Thutmose II. Because he was his father's only son, he took the throne when Thutmose II died; however, because he was not the son of his father's Queen, Hatshepsut, his "degree" of royalty, so to speak, was less than ideal. To bolster his image, he may have married a daughter of Thutmose II and Hatshepsut. It has been suggested that the daughter in question may have been Neferure or Merytre-Hatshepsut II, but in the case of the former there is no solid evidence they actually married, and in the case of Merytre-Hatshepsut it is doubtful if she was actually Hatshepsut's daughter.

Regardless of this, when Thutmose II died Thutmose III was too young to rule, so Hatshepsut became his regent and soon coregent, declaring herself to be the Pharaoh. For approximately 22 years Thutmose III had little power over the empire while Hatshepsut assumed the formal titulary of kingship, complete with a royal prenomen ù Maatkare. After the death of Hatshepsut, Thutmose III ruled Egypt on his own for 32 years until his death in his 54th regnal year.

Besides the possible marriage to Neferure, Thutmose III had two known wives. Sat-jah bore his firstborn, Amenemhet, but the child preceded his father in death. His successor, Amenhotep II, was born to Merytre-Hatshepsut II, whom most modern scholars think was not the daughter of Hatshepsut. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thutmose_III MEGIDDO was a site of great importance in the ancient world, as it guarded the western branch of a narrow pass and an ancient trade route which connected the lands of Egypt and Assyria. Because of its strategic location at the crossroads of several major routes, Megiddo and its environs have witnessed several major battles throughout history. The site was inhabited from 7000 BC to 500 BC. Megiddo is mentioned in Ancient Egyptian writings because one of Egypt's mighty kings, Thutmose III, waged war upon the city in 1478 BC. The battle is described in detail in the hieroglyphics found on the walls of his temple in Upper Egypt. Named in the Bible Derekh HaYam (Hebrew: ×ô׿×Ü ×ö×Ö×Ñ), or "Way of the Sea," it became an important military artery of the Roman Empire and was known as the Via Maris. Modern Kibbutz of Megiddo is nearby just a little less then 1 km away to the south. Today, Megiddo is an important junction on the main road connecting the center of Israel with lower Galilee and the northern region. Megiddo has been the SITE OF NUMEROUS BATTLES throughout history, with the site changing hands many times. Three of the more famous battles include: BATTLE OF MEGIDDO (15th century BC): fought between the armies of the Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition led by the rulers of Megiddo and Kadesh; THIS IS THE FIRST DOCUMENTED BATTLE IN RECORDED HISTORY. Probably occurred during the latter part of the sojourn of the Hebrews in Egypt, before Moses and the Exodus. BATTLE OF MEGIDDO (609 BC): fought between Egypt and the Kingdom of Judah, in which King Josiah fell. (see JOSIAH DAVID) BATTLE OF MEGIDDO (1918): fought during World War I between Allied troops, led by General Edmund Allenby, and the defending Ottoman army. The second-last military showdown in world history, taking place at or near Megiddo, is prophesied in the New Testament Book of Revelation: Armageddon, an encounter between the forces of good and evil that has become a byword for the end of the age. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Megiddo

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