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Ramessu II 𓇳𓄟𓇓 | |
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| Born | 1303 BCE Egypt |
| Died | 1213 BCE Egypt |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Political party | 19th Dynasty |
Ramessu II (c. 1303 BCE – 1213 BCE) was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. He initially ruled jointly with his father and became pharaoh after he died.[1]
Battle of Kadesh[edit | edit source]
Ramessu continued the wars that his predecessor Ramessu I had begun with the Hittites in Syria. While Ramessu II was meeting with his military council, the Hittites sent two scouts disguised as deserters who told Ramessu that the Hittites were retreating. Ramessu led a small force ahead to Kadesh, where his company was ambushed and destroyed by Hittite chariots. Some Egyptians survived because the Hittites broke off their pursuit to loot the enemy camp, and the rest of Egypt's 20,000 soldiers arrived to support the pharaoh.[1]
Ramessu claimed victory but failed to take Kadesh and retreated while King Muwatalli pursued him. The war continued into the 21st year of Ramessu's reign, when he signed a peace treaty with the Ḫattušili, the new king of the Hittites.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Grigory Bongard-Levin, Boris Piotrovsky (1988). Ancient Civilisations of East and West. https://archive.org/details/ancientciveastwest/mode/1up.