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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 Thutmost II, stepson and co-regent of Hatshepsut
* 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