Amenhotep II

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18th Dynasty ruler New Kingdom monarch ancient Egyptian pharaoh

Amenhotep II was an 18th Dynasty pharaoh of ancient Egypt, known for his military campaigns in Asia and Nubia and for consolidating the empire’s power and monumental building projects.

Aliases (1)

Amenhotep ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	18th Dynasty ruler → New Kingdom monarch → ancient Egyptian pharaoh →
associatedWithDeity	Amun → Ra →
birthPlace	Thebes →
builtAt	Amada → Elephantine → Gebel el-Silsila → Giza → Heliopolis → Karnak Temple Complex → Memphis →
burialPlace	Valley of the Kings →
campaignRegion	Canaan → Mitanni sphere → Nubia → Syria →
capital	Thebes →
child	Amenhotep → Thutmose IV → Webensenu →
cultCenter	Karnak →
culture	ancient Egypt →
dynasty	Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt →
era	15th century BCE →
father	Thutmose III →
knownFor	consolidation of Egyptian empire → military campaigns in Asia → military campaigns in Nubia → monumental building projects →
militaryRole	warrior pharaoh →
mother	Merytre-Hatshepsut →
name	Amenhotep II →
notableInscriptionSite	Amada temple → Karnak → Memphis →
predecessor	Thutmose III →
reignEndApprox	c. 1401 BCE →
reignPeriod	New Kingdom →
reignStartApprox	c. 1427 BCE →
religion	ancient Egyptian religion →
royalHouse	Thutmosid dynasty →
spouse	Tiaa →
successor	Thutmose IV →
throneName	Aakheperure →
title	King of Upper and Lower Egypt → Son of Ra →
tomb	KV35 →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Amenhotep II ("Amenhotep") → Thutmose III →	child
Amada → Temple of Amada →	constructionContinuedUnder
Thutmose IV →	father
Valley of the Kings →	hasBurialOf
Amada →	hasInscriptionFromReignOf
Amenhotep II →	name
Thutmose IV →	predecessor
Thutmose III →	successor