Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt

Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt
1292 BC–1189 BC
Egypt and the Hittite Empire around the time of the Battle of Kadesh (1274 BC)
Capital	Thebes, later Memphis and Pi-Ramesses
Common languages	Egyptian language
Religion	Ancient Egyptian Religion
Government	Absolute monarchy
Pharaoh
• c. 1292 - 1290 BC	Ramesses I (first)
• c. 1279 - 1213 BC	Ramesses II (most well-known)
• c. 1191 - 1189 BC	Twosret (last)
Historical era	Bronze Age
• Established	1292 BC
• Disestablished	1189 BC
Preceded by Succeeded by Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt

The Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt (notated Dynasty XIX), also known as the Ramessid dynasty,^[1] is classified as the second Dynasty of the Ancient Egyptian New Kingdom period, lasting from 1292 BC to 1189 BC. The 19th Dynasty and the 20th Dynasty furthermore together constitute an era known as the Ramesside period. This Dynasty was founded by Vizier Ramesses I, whom Pharaoh Horemheb chose as his successor to the throne.