Institution

Pharaoh

Also known as pharaonic

Pharaoh is the modern title for the kings of ancient Egypt, regarded as divine rulers responsible for maintaining cosmic order. The institution reached the height of its power in the Egyptian New Kingdom. Foreign rulers, including the Kushite kings, the Persian kings of the Achaemenid Empire and the Ptolemaic dynasty, adopted pharaonic titles and imagery to legitimise their rule over Egypt.

Pharaoh
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Mentioned in 17 profiles

Achaemenid EmpireFoundation, GovernanceBabylonian EmpireImpactChaldean EmpireFoundationEgyptian Empire New KingdomFoundation, Socioeconomy, Governance, DeclineHittite EmpireGovernanceKushite EmpireGovernancePtolemaic EmpireFoundation, GovernanceEblaSocioeconomy, ImpactByblosFoundation, Military, Governance, Decline, SummaryKingdom of UgaritGovernanceUnited Kingdom of IsraelGovernance, DeclineKingdom of JudahFoundation, Decline, SummaryKingdom of IsraelFoundationAkkadianSpeakers, SummaryAncient EgyptianSpeakers, Change, SummaryAncient Egyptian religionSpread, Community, SummaryJudaismOrigins

Mentioned in 9 state histories

ByblosKermaLachishGezerKingdom of AlashiyaTunipViceroyalty of KushBeirutThirtieth Dynasty of Egypt

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Pharaoh. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/pharaoh
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