Thutmose II
who put down an uprising in Nubia
Thutmose II was the son of Thutmose I and Mutnofret, Thutmose I’s minor wife. As a result, he was Thutmose I’s inferior son, and he decided to marry Hatshepsut, his fully royal half-sister, in order to ensure his throne. While he was successful in putting down rebellions in Nubia and the Levant, as well as defeating a band of nomadic Bedouins, these wars were led by the king’s Generals rather than he personally. This is sometimes seen as proof that he was still a minor at the time of his ascension. Before his death, Thutmose II fathered Neferure with Hatshepsut and a male heir, the famed Thutmose III, by a lesser bride named Iset.
By sending an army to Nubia, Thutmose II was able to put down a revolt in Kush
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Military achievements
By sending an army to Nubia, Thutmose II was able to put down a revolt in Kush. In the Levant, his forces also put down rebellions. In the Sinai Peninsula, they also beat a tribe of nomadic Bedouins. Despite the fact that he did not personally conduct these efforts, he is credited with their success. The king’s generals were in charge of the forces.
The Monuments of Thutmose II
The monuments that Pharaohs leave behind are one of the ways they are remembered. It’s difficult to tell what was created by Hatshepsut’s spouse because his name was deleted from several monuments. A limestone gateway at Karnak is the biggest structure attributed to his rule. It was once located in the courtyard of the 4th pylon. He built a celebration court for the ancient Egyptians here during his reign. The bricks used for this doorway were subsequently torn down and utilised as a foundation for Amenhotep III, which was unfortunate for him.
In images on the Karnak gateway, He and his wife, Hatshepsut, are shown both together and separately. Many scholars think that even during Thutmose II’s reign, Hatshepsut was Egypt’s true ruler. Thutmose I, Hatshepsut’s father, intended them to govern jointly, according to Hatshepsut. Furthermore, during Thutmose II’s reign and Hatshepsut’s rule later, both foreign and domestic policy were identical.
Death and burial
The mummy of Thutmose II was discovered in the Deir el-Bahri cache in 1881. Ahmose I, Amenhotep I, Thutmose I, Thutmose III, Ramesses I, Seti I, Ramesses II, and Ramesses IX were among the leaders of the 18th and 19th dynasties who were buried beside him. It has a label on it that said it was rewrapped during the Twenty-first Dynasty. Gaston Maspero uncovered the mummy on July 1, 1881. The mummy of Thutmose I, his putative father, bears a striking family resemblance, since the mummy’s face and head form are quite similar. Thutmose II’s body was badly damaged by ancient tomb robbers, with his left arm fractured at the shoulder joint, his forearm split at the elbow joint, and his right arm hacked off just below the elbow. An axe had cut at his anterior abdominal wall and a large portion of his chest. His right leg had also been removed from his body. All of these injuries were discovered after Thutmose II’s death, yet the body revealed indicators that he did not have an easy existence.
F.A.Q
Thutmose II, Hatshepsut’s half brother, ascended the throne from their father, Thutmose I, and made Hatshepsut his consort. Hatshepsut became regent for her stepson, Thutmose III, after Thutmose II died, and the two eventually became Egypt’s corulers. Hatshepsut was the most powerful ruler.
Thutmose II, an Egyptian pharaoh from the 18th dynasty who put down an uprising in Nubia, Egypt’s southern province, and dispatched a punitive expedition to Palestine against certain Bedouins.
Thutmose II’s body was badly damaged by ancient tomb robbers, with his left arm fractured at the shoulder joint, his forearm split at the elbow joint, and his right arm hacked off just below the elbow. An axe had cut at his anterior abdominal wall and a large portion of his chest. The body revealed indicators that he did not have an easy existence.
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