The Egyptian Empire rose during the period of the New Kingdom (c. 1570- c. 1069 BCE), when the country reached its height of wealth, international prestige, and military might. The empire stretched from modern-day Syria in the north to modern-day Sudan in the south and from the region of Jordan in the east to Libya in the west.
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c. 1991 BCE - 1962 CEFirst professional standing army of Egypt formed in the reign of King Amenemhat I.
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c. 1570 BCE - c. 1069 BCEPeriod of the Egyptian Empire during the New Kingdom.
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c. 1570 BCEAhmose I drives the Hyksos from Egypt and establishes buffer states around borders which become provinces of empire.
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c. 1541 BCE - 1520 BCEProfessional army of the empire develops under the reign of Amenhotep I.
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1458 BCE - 1425 BCEThutmose III expands the Egyptian Empire and encourages cultural development.
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1386 BCE - 1353 BCEThe reign of Amenhotep III during which Egyptian Empire reaches its greatest height.
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1353 BCE - 1336 BCEReign of Akhenaten whose religious reforms cripple the economy and damage international relations and trade; Egyptian Empire declines under his rule.
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1320 BCE - 1295 BCEReligious traditions and trade agreements restored under the reign of King Horemheb; Egyptian Empire revives.
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1279 BCE - 1213 BCEReign of Ramesses II (the Great) during which Egyptian Empire flourishes.
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1186 BCE - 1155 BCEReign of Ramesses III during which Egyptian Empire enters period of decline.
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1178 BCEInvasion of Egypt by the Sea Peoples; costly war depletes treasury and labor force.
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1159 BCEFirst recorded worker's strike in history under the reign of Ramesses III because pay was late; first obvious sign of decline of the Egyptian Empire.
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1155 BCE - 1077 BCEThe Ramessid Period during which the Egyptian Empire steadily declines and falls. .
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1107 BCE - 1077 BCEReign of Ramesses XI during which Egyptian Empire crumbles and falls.
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c. 1069 BCEEnd of the New Kingdom/Egyptian Empire and beginning of the Third Intermediate Period of Egypt.
