Sesostris III

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
Person
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Senusret_III
gptkbp:artifactsFound gptkb:Dahshur
gptkb:Kumma
gptkb:Semna
gptkb:Abydos
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:burialComplex gptkb:Dahshur_pyramid_complex
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:lake
gptkb:Pyramid_at_Dahshur
gptkbp:children gptkb:Menet
gptkb:Mereret
gptkb:Senusretankh
gptkb:Sithathor
gptkb:Amenemhat_III
gptkbp:deifiedAs Yes
gptkbp:deifiedAt gptkb:Abydos
gptkbp:depictedIn statues with distinctive facial features
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:12th_Dynasty_of_Egypt
gptkbp:father gptkb:Senusret_II
gptkbp:hasStatue gptkb:British_Museum
gptkb:Louvre_Museum
gptkb:Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:Egyptian_Museum,_Cairo
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sesostris III
gptkbp:knownFor strengthening central government
expanding Egypt's southern border
reducing power of nomarchs
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Khnumetneferhedjet_I
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Egyptian
gptkbp:notableFor expeditions to Punt
military campaigns in Nubia
canal construction at the First Cataract
fortifications at Semna and Kumma
fortress building in Nubia
reforms of provincial administration
gptkbp:period gptkb:Middle_Kingdom_of_Egypt
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Senusret_II
gptkbp:regnalName gptkb:Khakaure
gptkbp:reignEnd c. 1839 BC
gptkbp:reignStart c. 1878 BC
gptkbp:ruled gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Amenemhat_III
gptkbp:templeBuiltBy gptkb:Medamud
gptkb:Abydos
gptkbp:title King of Upper and Lower Egypt
Son of Ra
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Senusret_III
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5