Sesostris III (sĭsŏsˈtrĭs) [key], d. 1840 B.C., king of ancient
Egypt, of the XII dynasty. He succeeded (1878 B.C.) his father
Sesostris II. He fixed the southern boundary of Egypt above the
Second Cataract of the Nile not far from Wadi Halfa and curbed
the power of the Egyptian nobles. His son Amenemhet III was
coregent and then his successor. The Columbia Electronic
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