Who Was Alive

Amenhotep III

Pharaoh

Born 1400 BC · died c. 1351 BC
Also known as Amenophis III, Nibmuarea, Nimmuria

Who was alive at the same time as Amenhotep III?

  1. Amenhotep I, 1527–1506 BC
  2. Thutmose II, c. 1510 – c. 1479 BC
  3. Hatshepsut, c. 1507 – c. 1458 BC
  4. Thutmose III, 1481 – c. 1425 BC
  5. Amenhotep III, 1400 – c. 1351 BC
  6. Tiye, 1398–1338 BC
  7. Šuppiluliuma I, c. 1375 – c. 1335 BC
  8. Nefertiti, c. 1370 – c. 1330 BC
  9. Ankhesenamun, 1348–1322 BC
  10. Tutankhamun, c. 1343 – c. 1324 BC
  11. Seti I, c. 1323 – c. 1279 BC
  12. Ramesses II, c. 1303 – 1213 BC

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Only 3 people we track were surely alive alongside Amenhotep III

Our coverage of the ancient world is thin: we only include people whose birth and death can be dated to within 25 years.

The nearest lives we can place: Thutmose III died about 22 years before Amenhotep III was born, Hatshepsut died about 55 years before Amenhotep III was born, Thutmose II died about 76 years before Amenhotep III was born, Amenhotep I died about 105 years before Amenhotep III was born, Ankhesenamun was born months after Amenhotep III died and Tutankhamun was born about 3 years after Amenhotep III died.

Born during Amenhotep III’s lifetime: Nefertiti, Tiye and Šuppiluliuma I.

Where Amenhotep III and the nearest lives were born

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