Seti II

Egyptian pharaoh, sixth ruler of the Nineteenth dynasty

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Lived -1300–-1194, aged 106
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    Aged 106
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Updated 2026-06-09

Fifth pharaoh of Egypt's Nineteenth Dynasty, whose six-year reign dissolved into open civil war when a rival claimant seized the south and forced him to rule a divided kingdom.

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Seti II, son of Merneptah and Isetnofret II, took the throne around 1203 BC into a dynasty already fracturing under short reigns and palace maneuvering. His throne name proclaimed him "Powerful are the manifestations of Re, the chosen one of Re," but the power proved contested. Between his second and fourth years as pharaoh, a figure named Amenmesse—likely a half brother—rose in rebellion and took control of Thebes and Nubia, carving Upper Egypt into a separate realm. Seti II spent his reign navigating this split and the plots that churned through the court. He held on until around 1197 BC, le…

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