Chapter 32: The Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt

readx;? When Mentujo Teib IV died, Amenemhat I was already under one man and above ten thousand, but there were still two rivals: Inyutef and Segalseni from Nubia. But soon these rivals were eliminated www.biquge.info and Amenemhat I became the pharaoh of Egypt. The foreign surname came to the throne and was called the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt.

However, after ascending to the throne, he may have been under strong pressure from the Mentukhateib family, so he soon moved the capital from Thebes to the new capital city of Itawi (88 km southwest of Cairo, near Horacleopolis). Since Itawi was located in the middle of Egypt and belonged to Lower Egypt, it was conducive to his rule over the whole of Egypt.

He began to build his own pyramid in Sakkara.

Later in his reign, around the end of his reign, Amenemhat I began to govern in alliance with his son, Sinusel I, in order to ensure that the young prince would have sufficient experience in government. Sinusellt I played a large role in the administration of the court.

It was also during this period that he began the construction of a new mausoleum in the Valley of the Kings on the west bank of Thebes, abandoning the one he had previously built near the new capital. About this mausoleum took about 3 to 5 years to complete. Since then, the west bank of Thebes has gradually become the place of the pharaoh's mausoleum, and has developed into what later generations called the Valley of the Kings.

He also reformed the state system and weakened the powers of the governors, the Normaz, in the local government. He also redistributed the provinces to their jurisdiction. As a result of this reform, the centralization system developed greatly, and the bureaucracy gradually increased. Another move was to reform the military system and introduce a conscription system.

The term "Asians" by Egyptians refers to those who cause trouble on Egypt's northern frontiers, mainly the nomadic tribes of West Semites, including Bedouins, who are found in the Sinai Peninsula and Canaan. They often invaded Egypt, and Amenemhat drove these Asians back and built a Great Wall-like structure called the Great Wall of the Pharaohs, a series of fortresses northeastern Egypt's Nile Delta to protect trade routes. In the war with the "Asians", he also suppressed the few local Nomaz who did not obey the central government.

The new policy of Amenemhat I was the conquest and colonization of Nubia with the aim of obtaining resources, especially gold.

In that year, Egypt fought with Wawat in northern Nubia, and Wavat was defeated. Thereafter, Amenemhat I extended Egyptian power to Elofentien near the Second Falls in the south, consolidating Egyptian rule there. This expansion into Nubia (south of the first falls of the Nile in Sudan and Egypt) was led by the governor of the province of Orix oryx, Kemhotpe I.

Around this time, the Nubians south of the Second Falls, under the strong pressure of Egypt, began to form the state as an organization to defend against foreign enemies, and the first black state in history was formally formed in Nubia.

In order to protect Egypt and consolidate the already occupied Nubian territories, he built a fortress between Symna and Kaban near the Second Falls of the Nile, which was the beginning of the numerous forts built by the Twelfth Dynasty. Subsequently, in order to protect the territory and gold mines, he built a fortress in Mendes, called Rawati, to cut off the trade links of southern Nubia with further south.

Contacts were re-established with the diplomatic and commercial aspects of the Bibros (Lebanon) and Aegean civilizations (Cretan civilizations).

Many large structures were erected during the reign of Amenemhat I, including even the Temple of Amun at Mutmut.

Religiously, the god Amun, the god of war, the supreme god of Thebes, has become the supreme god in all of Egypt.

It is worth noting that we find that the wealth of the royal family is slowly increasing. Even the standard middle-class Egyptians were on the rise, and their wealth grew in direct proportion to the level of growth of the royal family.

Amenethat I was a wise leader, and he spared no effort in the training of his successor, allowing the crown prince to govern in coalition with himself very early, and he was also very effective in defending against external threats, and reformed the centralized system. However, it is a pity that Amenemhart I died in a palace coup.

There are two literary works that introduce this event, one called and one called, which reflect the tragic end of this king. The latter pretended to say in the tomb of the slain Amenemhat I:

"After dinner, night fell, and I slept soundly in bed for an hour. As I slept in my bed, I became slack, and my heart began to follow the sleep. When my guards rushed in waving their weapons, I was like a snake in a cemetery. When I woke up, I found that it was an attack by a guard. If I had been able to pick up arms quickly, I might have been able to retreat in time. But at night there was no one to bring weapons for me, no one to fight for me, and no one to help me. Behold, I am wounded, but without the protection of you guards, and without the cries of you, and without me sitting with you, it might not have happened, because I did not expect, nor did I foresee, and I did not expect that the guards should be so negligent. ”

After the murder of Amenemhat I, his body was buried in Sakkara, not in the Valley of the Kings on the west bank of Thebes, but it is said that this pyramid has been abandoned, and the one in Thebes has been built, so is there a direct connection between his death and the crown prince, so that he was hastily buried in the abandoned pyramid?

Sinusel I, reigned: years.

When Sinuset was crown prince, he led his army to attack Libya.

In the Sinai Peninsula, Sinuseth I had organized military operations in the Sinai Peninsula, but upon hearing of his father's assassination, he quickly returned to the country and succeeded to the throne of Egypt in chaos, becoming the second pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt.

In accordance with his father's legacy, Sinusel I promoted centralization. At the same time, mining minerals and new projects are being built throughout the country.

A number of large buildings were built, especially in Heliopolis, where the temple of La Atum was rebuilt in the center of sun worship. He erected a red granite obelisk to celebrate his 30th year of reign. This obelisk is the oldest surviving obelisk in Egypt, standing 67 feet tall and heavy. He also founded the Temple of Osiris in Abydos.