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Ahmose I
- Reign
- 1539–1514 (1550–1525) BC
- Throne name
- Neb-pehti-Re
- Dynasty
- 18th Dynasty
- Period
- New Kingdom, c. 1550–1070 BC
- Capital at the time
- Thebes, Memphis, at times Akhetaten (Amarna) and Pi-Ramesses
Ahmose I is listed in the king list under ‘18th Dynasty’ and so belongs to this period: New Kingdom (c. 1550–1070 BC). Reign: 1539–1514 (1550–1525) BC. The figures in brackets give the alternative dating by the Egyptologist Jürgen von Beckerath. The throne name is Neb-pehti-Re.
What is known about Ahmose I
By kinship Ahmose still belongs to the 17th Dynasty. He finally drove the Hyksos out of Egypt and also restored rule over Nubia. At Abydos he built the last royal pyramid in Egypt.
From the German Wikipedia list of pharaohs, CC BY-SA 4.0, translated and edited.
During this reign
- c. 1540 BCAhmose I finally drives out the Hyksos and founds the New Kingdom.
Other events of the period
- c. 1500 BCFrom Thutmose I onwards, the kings are buried in the Valley of the Kings near Thebes.
- c. 1470 BCHatshepsut reigns as pharaoh: terraced temple at Deir el-Bahari and trading expedition to Punt.
More about this period: New Kingdom
18th Dynasty: all rulers
- Ahmose I
- Amenhotep I
- Thutmose I
- Thutmose II
- Hatshepsut
- Thutmose III
- Amenhotep II
- Thutmose IV
- Amenhotep III
- Akhenaten
- Neferneferuaten
- Smenkhkare
- Tutankhamun
- Ay II
- Horemheb (Haremhab)
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