Thutmose I

Thutmose I was an eighteenth-dynasty pharaoh who ruled Egypt in the early fifteenth century BCE. His campaigns extended Egyptian control into Nubia and the Levant.

Thutmose III: An eighteenth-dynasty pharaoh who ruled Egypt and led campaigns that brought much of the Levant under Egyptian control. Thutmose I’s successor in the dynasty’s imperial expansion, though their exact family relationship remains debated.
Tomb KV38: A royal tomb in the Valley of the Kings, commonly identified as the burial place of Thutmose I. Its identification connects the pharaoh to the early history of royal burial in the valley.
Ahmose I: The founder of Egypt’s Eighteenth Dynasty, who expelled the Hyksos and reunified Egypt. Thutmose I ruled within the dynasty Ahmose I established after reunification.
Egyptian campaigns in Nubia: Military expeditions by Egyptian rulers to conquer, control, or secure territories south of Egypt. Thutmose I’s southern campaigns extended Egyptian authority deep into Nubia.
Hatshepsut: An eighteenth-dynasty pharaoh who ruled Egypt as king after serving as regent for Thutmose III. She was Thutmose I’s daughter and later became one of Egypt’s most powerful rulers.
Tomb KV20: A large tomb in the Valley of the Kings associated with Hatshepsut and Thutmose I. It may have been adapted to receive Thutmose I’s burial, though the burial history is disputed.
Amenhotep I: An eighteenth-dynasty pharaoh who ruled Egypt before Thutmose I. Thutmose I succeeded him, although the precise kinship between the two kings is uncertain.
Egyptian campaigns in the Levant: Military expeditions by Egyptian rulers into the eastern Mediterranean lands north and east of Egypt. His northern campaigns carried Egyptian royal power into the Levant.
Egyptian Empire: The period of Egyptian imperial power over territories in Nubia and the eastern Mediterranean, especially during the New Kingdom. His campaigns helped extend the territorial reach that defined New Kingdom imperial rule.
Fourth Pylon of Karnak: A monumental gateway at Karnak built during the reign of Thutmose I. Its construction marked a major enlargement of the temple complex under his rule.

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Amenhotep IIRelated: His earlier expansion helped establish traditions of military kingship inherited by later rulers.