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Ramesses II
Ramesses II was a pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of the Egyptian New Kingdom, who reigned for much of the thirteenth century BCE. He fought the Hittite king Muwatalli II at the Battle of Kadesh in 1274 BCE and later concluded a peace treaty with the Hittite Empire. He is also known for monumental building projects such as Abu Simbel.
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