Birthplace of ramses ii biography
Birthplace of ramses ii biography
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Ramesses II
Ramesses II | |
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Reign | 1279–1213 BC (19th Dynasty) |
Predecessor | Seti I |
Successor | Merneptah |
Consort | Nefertari, Isetnofret, Maathorneferure, Meritamen, Bintanath, Nebettawy, Henutmire |
Children | Amun-her-khepsef, Ramesses, Pareherwenemef, Khaemwaset, Merneptah, Meryatum, Bintanath, Meritamen, Nebettawy, Henuttawy (List of children of Ramesses II) |
Father | Seti I |
Mother | Tuya |
Born | c. 1303 BC |
Died | 1213 BC (aged approximately 90) |
Burial | KV7 |
Monuments | Abu Simbel, Abydos,[3]Ramesseum, Luxor,[4]Karnak[4] |
Ramesses II was one of the greatest Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt.[6] He was the third Pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty.
The pharaohs who came after him and later Egyptians called him the "Great Ancestor".[7]
When he was 14, Ramesses was named as the next pharaoh by his father Seti I.[7] He ruled Egypt from 1279 BC to 1213 BC.[8]p165 This i