Egypt under Ramesses II

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historical period phase of the New Kingdom of Egypt

Egypt under Ramesses II was a powerful New Kingdom state ruled by one of its most renowned pharaohs, marked by extensive military campaigns, monumental construction projects, and a flourishing of imperial power and culture.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
reign of Ramesses II	4
Egypt under Ramesses II canonical	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical period ⓘ phase of the New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
administrativeFeature	centralized royal bureaucracy ⓘ use of royal residence city Pi-Ramesses as administrative hub ⓘ
architecturalStyle	colossal statues of the king ⓘ rock-cut temples ⓘ
artStyle	highly idealized royal imagery ⓘ
capital	Pi-Ramesses NERFINISHED ⓘ Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Pharaonic Egypt ⓘ surface form: Ancient Egypt
culturalDevelopment	proliferation of royal inscriptions ⓘ standardization of royal iconography ⓘ
demography	large population centers in the Nile Delta ⓘ
dynasty	Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
economicActivity	agriculture along the Nile ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ tribute from vassal states ⓘ
endTime	c. 1213 BCE ⓘ
foreignPolicy	military confrontation with Hittites ⓘ peace treaty with Hittites ⓘ
governmentType	absolute monarchy ⓘ
knownFor	diplomatic relations with the Hittites ⓘ extensive military campaigns ⓘ flourishing of art and culture ⓘ imperial expansion ⓘ monumental construction projects ⓘ
language	Late Egyptian ⓘ
majorBattle	Battle of Kadesh NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryFeature	chariot warfare ⓘ fortified border towns in Canaan ⓘ
monumentalSite	Abu Simbel NERFINISHED ⓘ Karnak Temple additions NERFINISHED ⓘ Luxor Temple expansions ⓘ Pi-Ramesses NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramesseum NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableRuler	Ramesses II NERFINISHED ⓘ
opponent	Hittite Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
religiousPolicy	promotion of royal cult of Ramesses II ⓘ promotion of the cult of Amun ⓘ
ruler	Ramesses II NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime	c. 1279 BCE ⓘ
succession	followed reign of Seti I ⓘ preceded reign of Merneptah ⓘ
territorialExtent	Canaan NERFINISHED ⓘ Nubia NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Syria ⓘ
treaty	Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ
writingSystem	Egyptian hieroglyphs NERFINISHED ⓘ hieratic script NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Egyptian–Hittite wars → mainBelligerent → Egypt under Ramesses II ⓘ

Usermaatre Setepenre → chronologicalContext → Egypt under Ramesses II ⓘ

this entity surface form: reign of Ramesses II

cult of Ramesses II → startTime → Egypt under Ramesses II ⓘ

this entity surface form: reign of Ramesses II

Khaemwaset → timePeriod → Egypt under Ramesses II ⓘ

this entity surface form: reign of Ramesses II

Nubian campaign of Ramesses II → timePeriod → Egypt under Ramesses II ⓘ

this entity surface form: reign of Ramesses II