Ramesses II
c. 1303 BC – 1213 BC · 90 years · Pi-Ramesses · Africa
Ruled Egypt for 66 years, fought the Hittites at Kadesh and signed the first known peace treaty; built Abu Simbel.
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Contemporaries around the world
Africa
- Nefertari — queen of Egypt, wife of Ramesses II, 3 years younger
Asia
- Fu Hao — Shang dynasty queen and general, 63 years younger
The world in their lifetime
- 1274 BC Battle of Kadesh — aged 29, Middle East
- c. 1264 BC Temples of Abu Simbel — aged 39, Africa
- c. 1250 BC Oracle bone inscriptions — aged 53, Asia