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Kamose
- Reign
- c. 1545–1539/30 (1554–1550) BC
- Throne name
- Wadj-kheper-Re
- Dynasty
- 17th Dynasty
- Period
- Second Intermediate Period, c. 1780–1550 BC
- Capital at the time
- Itjtawy, Avaris (Hyksos), Thebes
Kamose is listed in the king list under ‘17th Dynasty’ and so belongs to this period: Second Intermediate Period (c. 1780–1550 BC). Reign: c. 1545–1539/30 (1554–1550) BC. The figures in brackets give the alternative dating by the Egyptologist Jürgen von Beckerath. The throne name is Wadj-kheper-Re.
What is known about Kamose
He continued the fight against the Hyksos and was able to extend his territory northwards.
From the German Wikipedia list of pharaohs, CC BY-SA 4.0, translated and edited.
During this reign
- c. 1545 BCThe Theban kings Seqenenre Tao and Kamose begin the war of liberation against the Hyksos; Seqenenre falls in battle.
- c. 1540 BCAhmose I finally drives out the Hyksos and founds the New Kingdom.
Other events of the period
- during this periodThe horse and chariot become established in Egypt and transform warfare.
- Year 33 of ApepiRhind Papyrus: a scribe copies a mathematical textbook from the time of Amenemhat III containing 84 problems.
More about this period: Second Intermediate Period
17th Dynasty: all rulers
- Rahotep
- Sobekemsaf I
- Djehuty
- Mentuhotepi
- Nebiryraw I
- Semenre
- Bebiankh
- Sobekemsaf II
- Intef V
- Intef VI
- Intef VII
- Senakhtenre
- Seqenenre
- Kamose
- Heqa-Ptah
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