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===Thutmose III=== | ===Thutmose III=== | ||
* reign: 1479 BC to 1425 BC | * reign: 1479 BC to 1425 BC | ||
* son of a secondary wife of | * son of a secondary wife of Thutmoese II, stepson and co-regent of Hatshepsut | ||
* Thutmose died when Thutmose III was young | |||
** Hatshephut, the primary wife of Thutmose II ruled on his behalf as "regent | |||
*** a "regent" = a ruler who rules on behalf of a young or otherwise incapacitated monarch | |||
** as a young man he trained and acted as general | |||
** he took power when he turned 20 << confirm | |||
* Egyptian enemies took advantage of the power gap between Hatshepsut and Thutmose III | |||
** Thutmose III took advantage of the opportunity | |||
*** motives: wanted to exercise power, prove himself leader | |||
* military genius | * military genius | ||
** given control of Egyptian armies by Hatshepsut | ** given control of Egyptian armies by Hatshepsut | ||