Event Amenhotep´s Expansion into Nubia

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Military campaign of Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep I in Nubia.

Chronology

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  • January 1529 BC: Two tomb texts indicate that Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep I led campaigns into Nubia. He sought to expand Egypt's border southward into Nubia and he led an invasion force which defeated the Nubian army. Amenhotep II built a temple at Saï, showing that he had established Egyptian settlements almost as far as the third cataract.

Selected Sources

  • Breasted, James Henry. Ancient Records of Egypt, Vol. II University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1906. ISBN 90-04-12989-8. pp.17-18