Syrian Campaigns of Thutmose III

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Were the military campaigns of Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmose III in Syria.

Chronology

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1. First Syria Campaign

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Military campaign of Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmose III in Syria.

January 1456 BC: The Battle of Megiddo was fought between Egyptian forces under the command of Pharaoh Thutmose III and a large rebellious coalition of Canaanite vassal states led by the king of Kadesh. Egyptian dominance in the Levant was re-established

2. Fifth Syria Campaign

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Military campaign of Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmose III in Syria that resulted in the conquest of the city and territory around Ardata.

3. Sixth Syria Campaign

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Was a military campaign of Pharaoh Thutmose III to crash a rebellion in Syria.

4. Seventh Syria Campaign

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Syria rebelled again in Thutmose's 31st year and he returned to Syria for a seventh campaign.

5. Attack on Mitanni (Eighth Syria Campaign)

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Military campaign of Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmose III against the Kingdom of Mitanni.

February 1446 BC: After Pharaoh Thutmose III had taken control of the Syrian cities, the obvious target for his eighth campaign was the state of Mitanni. Thutmose III then went freely from city to city and pillaged them while the nobles hid in caves.

January 1446 BC: After Pharaoh Thutmose III had taken control of the Syrian cities, the obvious target for his eighth campaign was the state of Mitanni. Thutmose III then went freely from city to city and pillaged them while the nobles hid in caves.

6. Ninth Syria Campaign

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Thutmose III returned to Syria for his ninth campaign in his 34th year, but this appears to have been just a raid of the area called Nukhashshe.

7. Tenth Syria Campaign

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Military campaign of Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmose III in Syria.

8. Thirteenth Syria Campaign

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Military campaign of Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmose III in Syria.

9. Fourteenth Syria Campaign

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Military campaign of Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmose III in Syria.

10. Seventeenth Syria Campaign

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Was a military campaign of Pharaoh Thutmose III to crash a rebellion in Syria.

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Selected Sources

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Cline, Eric H. (May 2002). The Battles of Armageddon: Megiddo and the Jezreel Valley from the Bronze Age to the Nuclear Age. University of Michigan Press. Pp. 16-22

Redford, Donald B. (2003). The Wars in Syria and Palestine of Thutmose III. Culture and History of the Ancient Near East 16. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-12989-4. p. 226.