▁fe ud al ▁organization ▁than ▁Egypt ▁had ▁before ▁or ▁would ▁have ▁after ward . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁tw enti eth ▁reg nal ▁year , ▁A men em hat ▁established ▁his ▁son ▁Sen us ret ▁I ▁as ▁his ▁cor eg ent , ▁beginning ▁a ▁practice ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁used ▁repeatedly ▁throughout ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁again ▁during ▁the ▁New ▁Kingdom . ▁In ▁A men em het ' s ▁th ir ti eth ▁reg nal ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁pres umably ▁murder ed ▁in ▁a ▁palace ▁consp i racy . ▁Sen us ret , ▁campaign ing ▁against ▁Lib yan ▁inv aders , ▁r ushed ▁home ▁to ▁It j ta wy ▁to ▁prevent ▁a ▁take over ▁of ▁the ▁government . ▁During ▁his ▁reign , ▁Sen us ret ▁continued ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁directly ▁appoint ing ▁nom arch s , ▁and ▁under cut ▁the ▁aut onomy ▁of ▁local ▁priest hood s ▁by ▁building ▁at ▁cult ▁cent ers ▁throughout ▁Egypt . ▁Under ▁his ▁rule , ▁Egypt ian ▁arm ies ▁pushed ▁south ▁into ▁N ub ia ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁the ▁Second ▁Cat ar act , ▁building ▁a ▁border ▁fort ▁at ▁Bu hen ▁and ▁incorpor ating ▁all ▁of ▁Lower ▁N ub ia ▁as ▁an ▁Egypt ian ▁col ony . ▁To ▁the ▁west , ▁he ▁cons olid ated ▁his ▁power ▁over ▁the ▁O ases , ▁and ▁extended ▁commercial ▁contacts ▁into ▁Sy rio - Pal est ine ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁U gar it . ▁In ▁his ▁ 4 3 rd ▁reg nal ▁year , ▁Sen us ret ▁appointed ▁A men