Thutmose II was a third son of Thutmose I out of a minor wife. Still, he ascended to the throne after his father instead of his two older brothers. It is assumed that they died before their father, although it is possible that Thutmose I passed over his primary sons for his namesake. He was a teenager when he became pharaoh and married his half-sister, Hatshepsut to legitimize his claim to the throne.

Despite about fourteen years on the throne, he left little in the way of monuments to remark his passage and is assumed to have continued the projects of his father.

Thutmose II may have appointed his young son, Thutmose III, to the throne right before he died -- possibly to keep his wife, Hatshepsut -- and ambitious and sometimes ruthless woman -- from taking power. It didn't work, however, as Hatshepsut maintained control of the throne despite her husbands wishes.

There are a few candidates for his tomb, although it hasn't been identified with any certainty. KV 42,in the Valley of the Kings is at least old enough to be the royal tomb, but the Valley of the Nobles TT358 claims to be a royal tomb, but it is not in the Valley of the Kings and thus its claim to be the tomb of a king is a bit thin.

In his fourteen years on the throne, he supported several military campaigns against the "standard" enemies of Egypt -- the Hyksos in western Asia and the Nubians to the south.

pharaohs

Ahmose
Amenhotep I
Thutmose I
Thutmose II
Hatshepsut
Thutmose III
Amenhotep II
Thutmose IV
Amenhotep III
Amenhotep IV
Smenkhkare
Tutankhamun
Ay
Horemheb

monuments

Tomb KV 42, Valley of the Kings