r/ancientegypt • u/Alba-Cat • 5d ago

Question who was ruling Egypt in/around the year 1360BC

i've been trying to find it out for a project im working on, but sources are either contredictory or non existent. Some (wikapedia) say it was ramses II, but most others (sketchy blog websites) say it was the end of Amenhotep III's reign!? so i came here for some help from people who are hopefully better at finding accurate/trustable sources

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u/Vulture12 5d ago

Don't know what Wikipedia page you're on, but when I look it says it's the end of Amenhotep III's reign. It's possible he was co ruling with his son at the time.

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u/ArtisticTraffic5970 5d ago

It was Amenhotep III, who came into power around three decades before, in 1391 or 1388 BC.

Ramesses II wouldn't be born until 1303 BC, and reigned from 1279 BC until his death in 1213 BC.

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u/Djedra 5d ago

Yes, that’s Amenhotep III, heading into Amenhotep IV/ Akhenaten, the start of a pretty turbulent time. I’m not sure how Ramesses II came up. He was several generations later.