- Sesostris I by Alondra Ruiz
... campaigns in Nubia. Sesostris' son and successor, Amenemhet II (see under Amenemhet I), was his coregent during the last three years of his reign.Sesostris II, d. 1878 B.C., was the son of Amenemhet II, first his coregent (1900 B.C.), then his successor (1897–1878).Sesostris III, d. 1840 B.C., succeeded (1878 B.C.) his father Sesostris II. He fixed the ...
- Sesostris by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... 12th dynasty (Middle Kingdom).Sesostris I, the second king of the dynasty, ruled from 1970 to 1934 B.C. He pursued a policy of conquest to the south, in northern Nubia. He organized expeditions to the Great Oasis in the Libyan Desert. During his reign, work was resumed in the copper mines of the Sinai Peninsula, and trade and diplomatic relations were established with ...
- Amenemhet by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
Name of Egyptian pharaohs of the 12th dynasty (Middle Kingdom). Amenemhet I. Founder of the...
- Amenhotep I by Crystal Manning
... Nile, as previously fixed by Sesostris III. He invaded Syria as far as the Euphrates. His successor, Thutmose I, was not his son.Amenhotep II or Amenophis II, son and successor of Thutmose III (see under Thutmose I), succeeded (1448 B.C.) as coregent and later ruled alone for 26 years. There are records of his prowess in hunting and horsemanship. He put down a revolt ...
- Moeris, Lake of by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... in the reigns of the pharaohs Sesostris II and Amenemhet III, great drainage and irrigation projects were carried out. In antiquity the Lake of Moeris (2,000 sq km) was much larger than the present Birkat Qarun (233 sq km). The lake was described by Herodotus (II, 149).REFERENCEAli Shafei Bei. “Fayum Irrigation.” Bulletin de la Société géographique royale d ...