8 sentences with “pharaoh”

The New Kingdom saw the only known female pharaoh, a woman who ruled from 1479 to 1458 BC.

The victim is none other than the Pharaoh Tutankhamun, the most famous pharaoh of ancient Egypt.

Cambyses II installed himself as pharaoh in Egypt, once again demonstrating Persian respect for local traditions.

In 1975, the most sensational event in Egyptology was undoubtedly the discovery of the tomb of the pharaoh Haremhab at Saqqara.

Their control of Egypt lasted barely two generations, ending when the puppet pharaoh set up by the Assyrians revolted and drove them out of Egypt.

Decades after he became pharaoh, for reasons that are unclear, he tried to erase the memory of his mother's reign, perhaps driven by simple resentment at the length of time he had held power.

This pharaoh was named Hatshepsut; she originally ruled as regent (i.e. someone who is supposed to rule until the young king comes of age) for her stepson, but then claimed the title of pharaoh and ruled immediately.

One pharaoh, Merneptah, makes a passing reference to a people he simply called "Israel" as living in Canaan in 1207 BC, which is the strongest evidence for the presence of the Hebrews in Canaan in the Late Bronze Age.