New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt

The Hyksos domination of the Second Intermediate Period was brought to an end by Ahmose I, the founder of the Eighteenth Dynasty. Egypt’s borders were secured and neglected settlements were fortified and expanded to provide a buffer zone against further encroachment. The New Kingdom saw Egypt flourish for centuries at the height of its power, but that power began to diminish after the death of Ramses II, as the priests of Amun gained greater wealth and influence and the status of the pharaoh waned.

Finally, the weak Ramesside pharaohs and a weak central government was destroyed when the powerful priests of Amun usurped the throne, ushering in the Third Intermediate Period.

The order of Egyptian pharaohs is not always fixed. New discoveries can sometimes lead to changes in the accepted sequence. This is true for all Egyptian dynasties.

Dynasty XVIII

#	Pharaoh	Alternate names	Reign (BC)
1	Ahmose I	Amasis, Amosis	1550–1525
2	Amenhotep I	Amenophis I	1541–1520
3	Thutmose I	Tuthmosis I, Thutmosis I	1520–1492
4	Thutmose II	Tuthmosis II, Thutmosis II	1492–1479
5	Hatshepsut	Hatchepsut	1473–1458
6	Thutmose III	Tuthmosis III, Thutmosis III	1479–1425
7	Amenhotep II	Amenophis II	1425–1400
8	Thutmose IV	Tuthmosis IV, Thutmosis IV	1400–1390
9	Amenhotep III	Amenophis III	1390–1352
10	Amenhotep IV	Akhenaten, Akhenaton, Echnaton, Amenophis IV	1352–1334
11	Neferneferuaten	Nefertiti, Meritaten	1334–1332
12	Smenkhkara	Smenkhare, Smenkare	1332–
13	Tutankhamun	Tutankhamon, King Tut, Tutankhamen	1332–1323
14	Ay	Aja, Aya	1322–1320
15	Horemheb	Horemhab, Haremhab	1320–1292

Dynasty XIX

#	Pharaoh	Alternate names	Reign (BC)
1	Ramesses I	Ramses I	1292–1290
2	Seti I	Sethos I	1290–1279
3	Ramesses II	Rameses II, Ramses II	1279–1213
4	Merenptah	Merneptah	1213–1203
5	Seti II	Sethos II	1203–1200
6	Amenmesse	Amenmesses, Amenmose	1203–1197
7	Siptah	Merenptah Siptah	1197–1191
8	Tausret	Tawosret, Twosret	1191–1190

Dynasty XX

#	Pharaoh	Alternate names	Reign (BC)
1	Setnakht	Setnakhte	1190–1186
2	Ramesses III	Rameses III, Ramses III	1186–1155
3	Ramesses IV		1155–1149
4	Ramesses V		1149–1145
5	Ramesses VI		1145–1137
6	Ramesses VII		1137–1130
7	Ramesses VIII		1130–1129
8	Ramesses IX		1129–1111
9	Ramesses X		1111–1107
10	Ramesses XI		1107–1077