Queens Tiye, Gilukhepa, Tadukhepa, Sitamun, and Iset were wives of Pharaoh Amenhotep III (r. 1388-1351 BC), son of Pharaoh Thutmose IV (r. 1397-1388 BC) and Queen Mutemwiya.
Amenhotep III, succeeded his father as the 10th pharaoh of 18th Dynasty Egypt.
Queen Tiye reigned during Egypt’s 18th dynasty, wife of the pharaoh Amenhotep III. For nearly half of a century, Tiye governed Kemet, regulated her trade, and protected her borders. She’s regarded as one of the most influential queens ever to rule Kemet.
Taytu Beytul claimed descent from the Solomonic dynasty, the daughter of Ras Betul Haile Maryam and Yewubdar. The 1889 Treaty of Wichale Treaty was in fact a deliberate attempt by the Italian government to have Ethiopia become an Italian protectorate. The resulting 1896 Battle of Adwa, the climactic battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War, was the most significant victory of any African army at the height of European colonialism. Empress Taytu Beytul founded Ethiopia's capital city, Addis Ababa.
