Tuthmosis III: The greatest military commander in the history of ancient Egypt
Some believe that Ramses II was the greatest Egyptian ruler but this is not true; Ramses II spent Egypt's wealth on massive construction projects while Tuthmosis III created Egypt's wealth.
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Thutmose III had spent many years of Queen Hatshepsut's rehearsal in the army, and this kept him out of the politics of government and tiles, but he nevertheless prepared himself as a future pharaoh, because the great power of war was a desirable and positive advantage for the pharaoh in the ancient world.
It was the custom of the kings of the Egyptian pharaohs to lead their armies to foreign lands, to show their courage in the fields, and after several victorious battles, the king returns home victorious, driving with him booty and wealth, but during the reign of Hatshepsut, there were no wars, and Egypt's soldiers were not practicing Few wars, the result was that the neighboring countries of Egypt gradually became independent and out of the control of Egyptian rule, so there was a need for a new Pharaoh very determined to combine what was scattered during the reign of Hatshepsut.
Tuthmosis III possessed the typical qualities of a great ruler, a brilliant general who had never lost a battle, and also excelled as an official and statesman. Fares Maher excelled in horseback riding, Rami Siham was a masterful, athletic, and had a high taste in the arts.
King Tuthmosis was wasted no time to maximize his career, or indulge in the pleasures of government - except for his unusual hatred of Hatshepsut's memory, believed to be a faithful and fair man.
As soon as he emerged from the cloak of Queen Hatshepsut, he transformed Egypt from a limited kingdom into a large victorious nation, and established his reputation as a brilliant military strategist. Historians later named him "Napoleon of Ancient Egypt".
In the second year of his rule, he found himself confronted by the coalition of the princes of Kadesh and Megiddo, who mobilized a large army to counter Egypt's army, and, moreover, what Mesopotamians and their allies in Syria did when they declared that they were no longer loyal to Egypt.
Indifferent to all this hostility and equipment, Tuthmosis III headed the head of his army of 20,000 soldiers, making the sands of the Sinai desert, continuing his way to Gaza - which remained loyal to Egypt -, and the events of that campaign were well documented because the Minister of Tuthmosis III, "Tanyeni Tjaneni "Keep a record of these events, which was later copied and engraved on the walls of the Temple of Karnak.
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This first expedition revealed the military genius of Tuthmosis at the time. He understood the value of human and material resources, supply lines, the need for rapid movement, and a surprise attack. He was probably the first person in history to make full use of the naval power to support his campaigns.
Megiddo was Tuthmosis's first goal because it was a key strategic point, and had to be taken at all costs.When he arrived in Arona, Tuthmosis held a council with all his generals, to consult them on what route the army could take to Megiddo.There were three ways: two long and easy routes. There are two levels around the hills, and these two roads are what the enemy expected Tuthmosis to take, and the third road is narrow and difficult and extends through the hills.
His generals advised him to take the easy way, but Tuthmosis preferred to venture in the narrow way to surprise the enemy.
Thutmose led his men on foot through the hills and as it was written in the records: "The army crossed the narrow road, a horse behind the horse and a man behind a man, His Majesty shows the footsteps." Egyptian soldiers carried their war materiel in addition to their chariots, and they dismantled the chariots for easy carrying. The narrow corridor in small groups was a great risk to the army.
It took about a dozen hours for the vanguard to reach the valley on the other side, and seven more hours before the advent of the last troops. Meanwhile, Tuthmosis waited himself at the helm of the vanguard until the last army soldier arrived safely on the other side.
Enemy forces had been stationed at the end of two large roads, believing that the Egyptian army would come from one or both of them, but at dawn the next day King Tuthmosis the Third ordered the army to reconstruct the military vehicles and prepare for a surprise attack.
There were more than thirty Allied kings, each with his own army; enormous power - however, the Egyptian army forces attacked and headed by Thutmose III in the foreground on his golden chariot adorned with glittering armor, the attack was in the form of a semi-circle, and the surprise of the enemy to be initiated The Egyptians in this sweeping attack Vtotroboa and lost their balance until their armies in a state of chaos and disorder and began to command the armies and companies to escape leaving behind their large vehicles and camp filled with spoils to enter the fortified city of Megiddo.
Because of the preoccupation of members of the Egyptian army to collect booty Asians managed to escape to the city and barricaded, forced Tuthmosis III to siege Megiddo seven months long until the princes surrendered and sent their sons carrying weapons to be handed over to King Tuthmosis III.
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Tuthmosis III is often compared to Napoleon, but unlike Napoleon, Tuthmosis III never lost a battle.He conducted 16 campaigns in Palestine, Syria and Nubia, and his dealings with the inhabitants of the country he invaded were always human. He founded a large empire, and the region as a whole experienced an unprecedented degree of prosperity.
Tuthmosis III repeatedly demonstrated his military power: in Nubia, the Phoenician ports, the valuable trading center of Kadesh and the kingdom of Mitanni in modern Syria and Turkey.In 17 expeditions, he gained more territory than any other pharaoh, and eventually took control of the largest Egyptian empire on All.
His military achievements brought great wealth to Egypt and to his 18th family, which ruled Egypt in a golden age that was never surpassed by a Pharaonic dynasty.
Tuthmosis the Third had many of the spoils of war, which greatly enriched Egypt's treasuries and made him the richest man in the world at the time, but it was not only material spoils, but also human capital from the land he conquered. To Egypt, and was keen to teach them in the royal court, influenced by these ways and customs of Egypt, and returned to their homelands after that they and their descendants sympathetic to the Egyptian rule.
Unlike one of his successors, Ramses II, whose historians have exaggerated his military achievements, Tuthmosis III has achieved great victories recorded on the walls of many of the monuments he has built. His records have been recorded on the walls of the Great Temple of Amun in Karnak.
His influence on Egyptian culture was profound, he was a national hero, and he was long respected even after his death.In fact, he was always mentioned as a great leader until the last years of ancient Egyptian history.
Tuthmosis the Third was also an educated man who was curious about the lands he conquered.Many construction works in Karnak are covered with inscriptions of plants and flowers he saw in his campaigns.On the walls of the festival hall of the Temple of Amun in Karnak, animals and plants - including 275 plants - were collected. Tuthmosis the Third during his campaigns against the Asian countries.
Tuthmosis the Third built a temple for the sun god in Helioolis (now Sun City) and also established a number of obelisks in Egypt, one of which is mistakenly called the Cleopatra Obelisk, now on the London Bridge. And two obelisks in Central Park in New York, and another obelisk near Lateran, in Rome, and another stands in Istanbul. In this way, Tuthmosis III has maintained its presence in some of the most powerful countries of the last two millennia.
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