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The Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and
Twentieth Dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title,
New Kingdom. This dynasty is considered to be the last one of the New Kingdom of Egypt, and was followed by the
Third Intermediate Period.
Tomb robbing
The period of these rulers is notable for the beginning of the systematic robbing of the Royal Tombs. Many surviving administrative documents from this period are records of investigations and punishment for these crimes, especially in the reigns of
Ramesses IX and
Ramesses XI..
Decline
As happened under the later
Nineteenth Dynasty, this group struggled under the effects of the bickering between the heirs of Ramesses III. For instance, three different sons of Ramesses III are known to have assumed power as
Ramesses IV,
Ramesses VI and
Ramesses VIII respectively. However, at this time Egypt was also increasingly beset by a series of droughts, below-normal flooding levels of the
Nile, famine, civil unrest and official corruption – all of which would limit the managerial abilities of any king. The power of the last king,
Ramesses XI, grew so weak that in the south the
High Priests of Amun at Thebes became the effective defacto rulers of
Upper Egypt, while
Smendes controlled
Lower Egypt even before Ramesses XI's death. Smendes would eventually found the
Twenty-First dynasty at
Tanis.
Twentieth Dynasty timeline
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from: -1145 till: -1137 color:PA text:"Ramesses VI (1145 BC – 1137 BC)"
from: -1137 till: -1130 color:PA text:"Ramesses VII (1137 BC – 1130 BC)"
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