Ruler · 1217 – 1155 BCE

Ramesses III

Lived 1217 – 1155 BCE. Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt, 1186 BCE – 1154 BCE; also in the line of New Kingdom of Egypt and Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt.

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Lived: 1217 BCE – 1155 BCE; 62 years
In office: 32 years; one reign
Lines: 3; states
Left it: dates disagree; read off the dates alone

Pharaoh

Ancient Egypt · the 59th of 87 dated reigns · 4001 BCE – 30 BCE

55 before

Siptah1196 BCE – 1190 BCE

Tausret1190 BCE – 1188 BCE

Setnakhte1190 BCE – 1186 BCE

Ramesses III1186 BCE – 1154 BCE

Ramesses IV1154 BCE – 1148 BCE

Ramesses V1148 BCE – 1143 BCE

Ramesses VI1143 BCE – 1135 BCE

25 after

killed, executed or dead in battledied in officeleft alive by a regular roadending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1186 BCE – 1154 BCE · 32 years · came to it aged 31

Came to it: the child of the ruler before, on record
Left it: dates disagreeread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1154 BCE, after the death recorded in 1155 BCE

Also in the line of New Kingdom of Egypt (24th of 32, read from the line of Ancient Egypt) and Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt (2nd of 10).

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