Estimated to have began between 1570 BC and 1544 BC, The New Kingdom of ancient Egypt would come to represent a mighty empire at the peak of it's power. This period would last around 500 years and would see large expansions in foreign trade as well as territory gains to make this an extremely prosperous period for the Egyptian empire.

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