Research Paper on:
Eighteenth and Nineteenth Dynasties of Western Asia and Nubia's Egyptian Imperial Presence

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Egypt during the time of the New Kingdom were known as the times when the pharaohs gained, and lost, a great deal of land. When the land was gained it  was from the conquest of the regions of Nubia and Asia. The military regime which was established in the 18th Dynasty was reported to treat the Nubian and Asian leaders  and captives with a great deal of cruelty in their efforts to expand and unite the kingdom of Egypt and during this time a great deal of wealth was transferred  from the regions of Nubia and Asia to the Egyptian capital. Most of the land was lost during the end of the 18th Dynasty and regained during the beginning of  the 19th Dynasty. Although areas of Nubia and Asia were once again conquered and the wealth was transferred to central Egypt, the long reign and alliances formed by Ramesses II  brought a long era of peace to the region and reports of the cruelty to the Nubians and Asians are not as prevalent during this time. The peace did not  continue however as continued conflict with the Hittites and other tribes continued and once again the regions were lost near the end of the 19th Dynasty. During the period in  Egypt know as the New Kingdom (1540-1070 BC) the government of the newly formed 18th Dynasty after ridding itself of the Hyksos reorganized itself into a military state with the  central power resting in the hands of the pharaohs. During this militaristic regime, the pharaohs conquered and broadened the Egyptian empire to include the areas of Nubia and much of  Asia (Lau, 1991). At the beginning of the 18th Dynasty (1307-1196 BC), Ahmose I in 1522 completed the expulsion of Hyksos and