Ramses VI

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Ramses VI
Rule1143 - 1136 BC.
Predecessornephew Ramses V
FatherRamses III
MotherIsis Ta-Hemdjert
Nomen (meaning of name)Ra Has Fashioned Him
Dynasty20th
ConsortsNubchesbed
Capital cityAvaris (Pi-Ramesse)
AchievementsDecline in Egypt
Burial Valley of Kings - KV 9
Reburied in Deir el Bahri cache KV 35
Succesorson Ramses VII out of Nubchesbed
  • He seized power after deposing his predecessor Ramses V during a dynastic struggle
  • During his time Egypt was weak politically, economically, and administratively
  • Monuments - Statues in Bubastis, Coptos, Karnak, and Nubia
  • He was buried in KV9, which he usurped from his nephew Ramses V and enlarged.
  • Shortly after his burial, his tomb was ransacked by tomb robbers who hacked his hands and feet in order to take his jewelry

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