Ahmose I

Ahmose I was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who expelled the Hyksos, reunited Egypt, and founded the Eighteenth Dynasty, beginning the New Kingdom.

Hyksos: The Hyksos were rulers of foreign origin who controlled parts of the Nile Delta during Egypt’s Second Intermediate Period. Ahmose’s campaigns drove these rulers from their Egyptian stronghold.
Seqenenre Tao: Seqenenre Tao was a Theban ruler whose reign fell during the conflict with the Hyksos. His resistance preceded the campaign continued by Ahmose’s family.
Ahmose son of Ebana: Ahmose son of Ebana was an Egyptian naval officer whose tomb autobiography recounts campaigns under early Eighteenth Dynasty kings. His account supplies a firsthand military narrative of Ahmose’s wars.
Tempest Stele: The Tempest Stele is an Egyptian inscription describing severe atmospheric disturbances and royal restoration under Ahmose I. Its account connects his kingship with the repair of damage after a major storm.
Siege of Avaris: The capture of Avaris was a decisive campaign in the expulsion of the Hyksos from Egypt. This assault brought Ahmose’s war against Hyksos rule to its pivotal urban center.
Kamose: Kamose was a Theban king who fought the Hyksos near the end of the Seventeenth Dynasty. His anti-Hyksos campaign formed a direct prelude to Ahmose’s conquest.
Ahmose Pen-Nekhbet: Ahmose Pen-Nekhbet was an Egyptian official and soldier who served early Eighteenth Dynasty rulers. His career records the military elite formed during Ahmose’s expansion.
Ahmose I pyramid: Ahmose I’s pyramid is a royal monument at Abydos, part of a funerary complex built during his reign. The complex marks his burial landscape and royal presence at Abydos.
Second Intermediate Period: The Second Intermediate Period was an era of political division between Egypt’s Middle and New Kingdoms. Its fragmented rule set the political problem Ahmose’s reunification resolved.
Ahhotep I: Ahhotep I was a royal woman of the late Seventeenth and early Eighteenth Dynasties, associated with the Theban royal family. Her family connections place her within the succession that produced Ahmose’s rule.

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