Egypt!

Period of prosperity

Longest rule of ancient Egyptian history in Manetho's list
Regionalization of power becomes visible

Starts to use title King of Upper and Lower Egypt

Terminates the competing dynasty of Herakleopolis
Constructs mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri

Confusion at court

Re-establishes order
Founds new capital at Itj-tawi

Builds extensively all over Egypt, including at Amun temple at Karnak
Builds pyramid at Lisht
Campaigns in Lower Nubia

Leaves annalistic account of his reign (now fragmentary)

Starts the development of the Fayyum region

Campaigns in the Levant and especially in Nubia
Office of nomarch disappears from the offical record

Further develops the Fayyum

Last ruler of the 12th Dynasty

Expels the hyksos and conquers Sharuhen in southern Palestine
Raids Nubia south of the second cataract
Builds last royal pyramid at Abydos

Campaigns in Nubia at least as far as the third cataract
Possibly establishes workers' village at Deir el-Medina

Campaigns in Nubia between fourth and fifth cataracts
Defeats the Kingdom of Kush and destroys Kerma
Campaigns in Syria as far as the Euphrates River
Fathers Thutmose 2 and Hatshepsut with wives Mutnofret and Ahmose respectively

Confronts rebellion in northern Kush

Rules Egypt in name only while Hatshepsut is in control, 1479 - 1458
Campaigns extensively in Syria and Palestine, 1458 - 1449
Fights battle of Megiddo, 1457
Possibly establishes full Egyptian control over Nubia
Initiates much temple construction

Acts as regent for young Thutmose 3, 1479 - 1473
Becomes king of Egypt in or before 1473
Sends expedition to land of Punt
Byilds mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri
Disappears from the record around 1458

Presents himself as great huntsman, charioteer, and archer
Initiates diplomatic contacts in the Near East after period of military campaigns

Marries Mittanni princess

Initiates major construction activity in Thebes and throughout Egypt
Marries two Mittanni princesses, Kelu-Heba and Tadu-Heba
Celebrates three sed-festivals

Focuses all official attention on the Aten sun disk
Moves his capital to Akhetaten
Marries Nefertiti and raises her to a status equal to himself

Is forced to abandon Akhetaten for Memphis
Restoration of traditional cults starts

Ascends throne as old man with government experience

Becomes king after career as commander-in-chief
Dismantles Akhenaten's buildings in Karnak
Starts erasing the memory of his predecessors

Crowned king after career in army and administration

Campaigns in Syria, western desert, and Nubia
Initiates much building activity
Involves crown-prince Rameses in royal functions from year 7 on

Commissions massive building activity throughout Egypt and Nubia
Fights Hittites in battle of Qadesh, 1275
Concludes peace treaty with Hittites, 1259
Marries Hittite princess, 1246
Receives cult as god while alive

Claims victory over invading Libyans and Sea Peoples, 1209

Civil war for 2 to 3 years

Placed on the throne by butler Bay
Executes Bay in year 5, 1190

Wife of Sety 2 who ascended throne after her regency in Saptah's reign

Takes throne as non-royal and seeks to restore order

Builds mortuary temple at Medinet Habu
Claims victories over invading Libyans, 1180 and 1174
Claims victory over Sea Peoples, 1177
Grants huge tracts of land to temples
Strikes of the Deir el-Medina workforce
Harem conspiracy

Mostly brief and poorly documented reigns of middle-aged men
Tomb robberies
Successive strikes by Deir el-Medina workers

Temple robberies
Civil war in Thebes
Proclaims "Era of restoration" starting in year 19, 1081
High priest of Amun becomes independent

Unites Nubia and Egypt, ca. 711
Develops Memphis as his northern capital

Confronts Assyria at Eltekeh in Palestine, 701

Embellishes monuments throughout Egypt and Nubia
Flees Memphis under Assyrian pressure, 671
Recaptures northern Egypt, 669
Chased from Egypt by Assurbanipal, who raids Thebes and deposes vassal rulers, except Nekau and Psamtek of Sais, 667-666

Proclaims himself King of Upper and Lower Egypt, 657-656

Recaptures Egypt, 664
Is permanently removed from Egypt by Assurbanipal who reinstates Psamtek as his primary vassal, 663

Fails to save last Assyrian king in Harran, 610
Loses battle of Carchemish against Babylonians, 605

Invades Nubia, 593
Invades Palestine, 591
Erases memory of 25th-dynasty rulers

Fails to annex Cyrene

Regularizes Greek presence at Naukratis

Suffers defeat by Persian Cambyses a few months into his reign

Conquers Egypt, but fails in his attempts to extend empire to Cyrene, the Egyptian oases, and Nubia

Orders the collection of Egyptian laws
Develops temple in Kharga oasis and builds Red Sea canal

Ruler from the Delta whose authority reached southern Egypt only in 400

Ruler from Mendes who replaced 28th dynasty

Wins out against two other claimants to the throne
Organizes military campaign to Cyprus

Seizes throne as military commander
Commissions much building activity
Prevents Artaxerxes 2 from retaking Egypt, 374/3

Invades Syria

Usurps throne

Institutes oppressive regime upon reconquest of Egypt

Loses empire to Alexander of Macedon