Ramsés III

GPTKB entity

Statements (87)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:birthName Usermaatre-Meryamun Ramses
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:KV11,_Valley_of_the_Kings
gptkbp:causeOfDeath Assassination (throat cut)
gptkbp:children gptkb:Amun-her-khepeshef
gptkb:Pentawer
gptkb:Khaemwaset
gptkb:Ramsés_VI
Ramsés IV
gptkbp:deathDate 1155 BC
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:Reliefs_at_Medinet_Habu
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Twentieth_Dynasty_of_Egypt
gptkbp:father gptkb:Setnakhte
gptkbp:hasTemple gptkb:Medinet_Habu
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ramsés III
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Tiy-merenese
gptkbp:mummyDiscovered 1886
gptkbp:mummyLocation gptkb:Egyptian_Museum,_Cairo
gptkbp:notableAchievement patron of the arts
Defeated Sea Peoples
Extensive building projects
Maintained Egyptian independence
Restored temples
Fought Philistines
Fought Libyan invasions
Fought Sea Peoples
Restored order after Setnakhte's reign
Built mortuary temple at Medinet Habu
Commissioned statues and monuments
Expanded temple endowments
Faced assassination plot
Faced corruption in government
Faced decline of Egyptian power
Faced economic decline
Faced first recorded labor strike in history
Faced grain shortages
Faced internal conspiracies
Fought Amorite incursions
Fought Denyen incursions
Fought Edomite incursions
Fought Ekwesh incursions
Fought Karkisha incursions
Fought Libyans
Fought Lukka incursions
Fought Meshwesh incursions
Fought Nubian incursions
Fought Peleset incursions
Fought Philistine incursions
Fought Shardana incursions
Fought Shekelesh incursions
Fought Sherden incursions
Fought Sikel incursions
Fought Teresh incursions
Fought Tjeker incursions
Fought Tjekker incursions
Fought Weshesh incursions
Fought foreign invasions
Maintained Egyptian administration
Maintained Egyptian agriculture
Maintained Egyptian army
Maintained Egyptian borders
Maintained Egyptian economy
Maintained Egyptian law
Maintained Egyptian navy
Maintained Egyptian order
Maintained Egyptian trade
Maintained Egyptian traditions
Maintained Valley of the Kings
Maintained religious festivals
Maintained royal tombs
Supported priesthood
gptkbp:notableEvent Battles against Sea Peoples
Assassination attempt (Harem Conspiracy)
Economic difficulties and labor strikes
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Setnakhte
gptkbp:reignEnd 1155 BC
gptkbp:reignStart 1186 BC
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Egyptian
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Iset_Ta-Hemdjert
gptkb:Titi
Tyti
gptkbp:successor Ramsés IV
gptkbp:title Lord of the Two Lands
Son of Ra
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Templo_de_Karnak
gptkb:Imperio_Nuevo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7