Who Was Alive
Tiye
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Tiye

Pharaoh

Born 1398 BC · died 1338 BC, aged 59 or 60
Also known as Taia, Tiy, Tiyi

Who was alive at the same time as Tiye?

  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
  13. Nefertari, 1290–1255 BC
  14. Ramesses III, c. 1217 – c. 1155 BC

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Only 5 people we track were surely alive alongside Tiye

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 24 years before Tiye was born, Hatshepsut died about 57 years before Tiye was born, Thutmose II died about 78 years before Tiye was born, Amenhotep I died about 107 years before Tiye was born, Seti I was born about 12 years after Tiye died and Ramesses II was born about 32 years after Tiye died.

When Tiye was born, Amenhotep III was 1 or 2.

When Tiye died, Ankhesenamun was 9 or 10.

Born during Tiye’s lifetime: Tutankhamun, Nefertiti, Ankhesenamun and Šuppiluliuma I.

Where Tiye and the nearest lives were born

Tiye is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time or nearest to it. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (10 of 14 placed); tap one to open that person.
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