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Nubian Campaigns of Senusret III

1878 BCE – 1839 BCE · 39 years

Senusret III led at least four campaigns into Nubia, pushing Egypt's frontier south of the Second Cataract and securing it with massive river fortresses at Buhen, Semna, and Uronarti against the Kingdom of Kerma.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Middle Kingdom Egypt (Senusret III)
  • Nubia (Kingdom of Kerma)

Key moments

Defining events in the Nubian Campaigns of Senusret III.

  1. Year 8 campaign and Semna stela
  2. Year 16 frontier expansion ("further south than my fathers")

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Image credits5 pictures from Wikimedia Commons
  • Great Pyramid of GizaDouwe C. van der Zee · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Flag of EgyptDerived from Part IV Article (223) of the Constitution of The Arab Republic of Egypt. Col… · Public domain
  • Dead Seaلا روسا · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Elam Map-enFile:Near East topographic map-blank.svg : Sémhur File:Elam-map-PL.svg : Wkotwica derivat… · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Wadi RumDaniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0