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Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses The Great II
Everyone in Egypt knew about the man who was called Ramses the Great.
Ramses was an Egyptian pharaoh who ruled over Egypt from 1290 B.C.E to 1224 B.C.E. He was born around 1303 B.C.E and died 1213 B.C.E. Pharaoh Ramses II was born to his father, Pharaoh Sethi I, and his mother, Queen Tuya. His grandfather was Ramses I. As a pharaoh, Ramses had about 100 wives and over 100 children. Ramses had an older brother who was supposed to be pharaoh before him but he died at age 14 so Ramses became heir to the throne. Ramses the Great II was known as a remarkable military leader. His main enemy was the Hittites. He was involved with the military from an early age because his father made him a captain in the Egyptian army at the age of 10. Part

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