New Kingdom of Egypt: The Age of Empire (opens in new tab)

The New Kingdom (circa 1570 to circa 1069 BCE) is the era in Egyptian history following the disunity of the Second Intermediate Period (circa 1782-1570 BCE) and preceding the dissolution of the central government at the start of the Third Intermediate Period (circa 1069 to circa 525 BCE). This is the time of Imperial Egypt when it became an empire. It is the most popular era in Egyptian history in the present day, with the best known pharaohs of the 18th Dynasty such as Hatshepsut, Thuthmoses...