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1570 BCE - 1069 BCE: The New Kingdom of Egypt.
1570 BCE - 1544 BCE: Reign of Ahmose I, founder of 18th Dynasty.
1541 BCE - 1520 BCE: Reign of Amenhotep I in Egypt.
1520 BCE - 1492 BCE: Reign of Thutmose I in Egypt.
1492 BCE - 1479 BCE: Reign of Thutmose II in Egypt.
1458 BCE - 1425 BCE: Reign of Thutmose III, the Warrior-King, who expands Egypt into an empire.
1458 BCE - 1425 BCE: Reign of Thutmose III in Egypt.
1425 BCE - 1400 BCE: Reign of Amenhotep II in Egypt.
1400 BCE - 1390 BCE: Reign of Thutmose IV in Egypt.
1386 BCE - 1353 BCE: Reign of Amenhotep III of Egypt.
1386 BCE - 1353 BCE: Opulent reign of Amenhotep III in Egypt.
1353 BCE - 1336 BCE: Reign of Akhenaten, Tutankhamun's father, 'Heretic King' of Egypt.
1336 BCE - 1327 BCE: Reign of Tutankhamun with Ankhsenamun as queen.
1324 BCE - 1320 BCE: Possible reign of the pharaoh Ay in Egypt.
1320 BCE - 1295 BCE: Horemheb rules Egypt, restores the old religion and temples.
1292 BCE - 1290 BCE: Ramesses I, founder of 19th Dynasty, reigns in Egypt.
1290 BCE - 1279 BCE: Seti I revitalizes Egyptian economy and strengthens the empire.
1279 BCE - 1212 BCE: Reign of Ramesses II (The Great) in Egypt.
1213 BCE - 1203 BCE: Merenptah reigns in Egypt, stele records first evidence of Israel as a people.
1203 BCE - 1200 BCE: Amenmesse usurps throne from rightful ruler Seti II but is defeated.
1203 BCE - 1197 BCE: Seti II defeats usurper Amenmesse, reigns in Egypt.
1197 BCE - 1191 BCE: Reign of Merenptah Siptah in Egypt.
1191 BCE - 1190 BCE: Reign of female pharaoh Twosret in Egypt.
1190 BCE - 1186 BCE: Setnakhte, founder of 20th Dynasty, rules in Egypt.
1186 BCE - 1155 BCE: Reign of Ramesses III, the last strong pharaoh of the New Kingdom.
1155 BCE - 1149 BCE: Reign of Ramesses IV in Egypt.
1149 BCE - 1145 BCE: Reign of Ramesses V in Egypt, power of priests of Amun on the rise.
1145 BCE - 1137 BCE: Reign of Ramesses VI in Egypt.
1137 BCE - 1130 BCE: Reign of Ramesses VII in Egypt.
1130 BCE - 1129 BCE: Reign of Ramesses VIII in Egypt, empire continues to decline.
1129 BCE - 1111 BCE: Reign of Ramesses IX in Egypt.
1111 BCE - 1107 BCE: Reign of Ramesses X in Egypt.
1107 BCE - 1077 BCE: Reign of Ramesses XI at Per-Ramesses while priests of Amun rule from Thebes, Egypt.
1077 BCE - 1051 BCE: Reign of Smendes I in Egypt, end of the New Kingdom.