Senwosret III

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Sesostris_III
gptkb:Senusret_III
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:burialMonument gptkb:Pyramid_at_Dahshur
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Pyramid_at_Dahshur
gptkbp:cartouche Kha-khau-ra
gptkbp:children gptkb:Menet
gptkb:Senetsenebtysy
gptkb:Sithathor
gptkb:Amenemhat_III
gptkbp:deifiedAs Yes
gptkbp:depictedIn reliefs at Abydos
statues in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:12th_Dynasty_of_Egypt
gptkbp:father Senwosret II
gptkbp:hasTemple gptkb:Medamud
gptkb:Abydos
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Senwosret III
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Khenemetneferhedjet_I
gptkbp:notableFor administrative reforms
military prowess
long reign
building projects in Egypt and Nubia
expansion of Egyptian control into Nubia
military campaigns in Nubia
reforms of provincial administration
abolishing the power of nomarchs
being worshipped as a god in Semna
centralizing government authority
distinctive royal portraiture
fortifications at Semna and Uronarti
gptkbp:period gptkb:Middle_Kingdom_of_Egypt
gptkbp:predecessor Senwosret II
gptkbp:reignEnd c. 1839 BC
gptkbp:reignStart c. 1878 BC
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Khenemetneferhedjet_II
gptkb:Neferthenut
gptkbp:statuesFoundAt gptkb:Dahshur
gptkb:Karnak
gptkb:Abydos
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Amenemhat_III
gptkbp:title King of Upper and Lower Egypt
Son of Ra
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nebetiunet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7