It's a question of when, Pad.
The Egyptian empire at its height c 1450 BC under Thutmosis III
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The Hittite Empire c 1300 BC ( Seti I was pharaoh of Egypt)
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Egypt's power and prestige continued unabated under Amenhotep III. the father of Akenaten and then the shit seems to hit the fan. The Amarna letters tell a tale of Akenaten being somewhat disinterested in military affairs and Egypt's northern vassals apparently sensing the weakness went over to the Hittites. There was dynastic instability in Egypt at the end of the 14th century BC with Smenkhare, Tutankhamun, Ay and Horemheb having reigns after the death of Akenaten. The Hittites apparently took advantage. When Horemheb died the 18th dynasty ended and one of his generals, Ramesses I, founded the 19th dynasty. Twenty years later it seems that Ramesses II tried to regain Egypt's former empire but failed. We can see that the Hittites did not expand further south, though, and the later treaty enshrined the borders which had been determined at Kadesh.
The Egyptian empire at its height c 1450 BC under Thutmosis III
The Hittite Empire c 1300 BC ( Seti I was pharaoh of Egypt)
Egypt's power and prestige continued unabated under Amenhotep III. the father of Akenaten and then the shit seems to hit the fan. The Amarna letters tell a tale of Akenaten being somewhat disinterested in military affairs and Egypt's northern vassals apparently sensing the weakness went over to the Hittites. There was dynastic instability in Egypt at the end of the 14th century BC with Smenkhare, Tutankhamun, Ay and Horemheb having reigns after the death of Akenaten. The Hittites apparently took advantage. When Horemheb died the 18th dynasty ended and one of his generals, Ramesses I, founded the 19th dynasty. Twenty years later it seems that Ramesses II tried to regain Egypt's former empire but failed. We can see that the Hittites did not expand further south, though, and the later treaty enshrined the borders which had been determined at Kadesh.
