Thutmose II had married his half-sister Hatshepsut…

Thutmose II had married his half-sister Hatshepsut before succeeding his father, Thutmose I, to the Egyptian throne in 1493.

Upon Thutmose's coronation, Kush rebels, as it habitually does upon the transition of Egyptian kingship.

The Nubian state had been completely subjugated by Thutmose I, but some rebels from Khenthennofer rise up, and the Egyptian colonists retreat into a fortress built by Thutmose I.

Thutmose II. being a relative youth at the time, dispatches an army into Nubia rather than leading it himself, but he seems to have easily crushed this revolt with the aid of his father's military generals.

An account of the campaign is given by the historian Josephus, who refers to it as the Ethiopic War.

The new king also suppresses rebellions in Canaan and continues temple construction at Karnak.

Thutmose’s son succeeds him as Thutmose III, for whom his aunt, Hatshepsut, serves as regent; she soon assumes power as pharaoh.