King Ahmose I

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King Ahmose I

Ruling period: 1550–1525 BC

Duration of rule in Ancient Egyptian Government: 25 years.

Date of birth: 1560 BC

Date of death: 1525 BC

Father: King Seqenenre Tao

Mother: Queen Ahhotep I, the most famous Female Pharaohs “Pharaonic queen of Egypt”

Wife: Queen Ahmose Nefertar, Queen Ahmose Set Kamus, Queen Ahmose Henut Yemhu

Children: Princess Ahmose-Meritamun, Prince Ahmose-Set-Amun, Prince Si-Amun, Prince Ahmose-ankh, Prince Amenhotep I, Prince Ramus

Archaeology:

1. The temple of God Amun, the most famous ancient Egyptian deities, in Karnak Temple complex in Luxor “Thebes” in southern Egypt.
2. The temple of God Montu in Arment reflects his interest in sanctifying the Egyptian gods and ancient religious beliefs, as in Ancient Egyptian religion.,
3. A Pharaonic tomb in the Umm El Qa’ab Tombs “Egyptian Tombs” in the Abydos area in Sohag.
4. Royal tomb in the Tombs of the Nobles in Luxor “The Pharaonic Tombs from Thebes”, Pyramid of Ahmose I in Abydos
5. A dagger, a copper ax blade engraved on it to indicate the development of Sculpture in Ancient Egypt.
6. Jewels and ceremonial weapons to confirm that he received the Coronation of the Pharaohs, a statue of Osrid, a palace in Avaris.

King Ahmose I Historical facts

• King Ahmose I was born in 1560 BC, and died in 1525 BC. The burial place was the Abydos Cemetery area, which was designated for the burial of kings and queens of the First Dynasty of Egypt and the Second Dynasty of Egypt of the Old Kingdom of Egypt.
• King Ahmose married Nefertari, as well as Sat-Kamus and Henut-Mahu.
• King Ahmose gave birth to Meretamun, Mut-Neferet, and Amenhotep I, in addition to Aahhotep II..
• He ruled from 1570 to 1546 BC and was succeeded by king Amenhotep I.
• Egypt witnessed the Theban rebellion against the Hyksos, who usurped Egyptian lands in ancient times, and the father of King Ahmose I was killed when he was seven years old..
• His brother also died around the age of 10 after ruling the country for only 3 years.
• King Ahmose assumed power after the death of his brother and became named “Nebti-Ra,” which means the master of power, Ra..
• At the end of his reign, Ahmose was able to expel the Hyksos from the Delta region, thus restoring Thebes’ control over Egypt again, as in the Geography of ancient Egypt.
• After the expulsion of the Hyksos, Ahmose reopened quarries and mines to extract ancient Egyptian minerals “Ancient Egyptian Metallurgy“. He also opened new Trade in Ancient Egypt.
• He also initiated his projects and even laid the main foundations for building the modern state and shaping Social Structure in Ancient Egypt.
• King Ahmose I is one of the kings of the Eighteenth Dynasty. He is the son of King Seqenenre Tao and the brother of King Kamose. He is one of the most famous kings of the era of the Pharaohs because of his military achievements and his interest in building the army “Military of ancient Egypt“.

Find out more information about the reason for his fame and the period of his rule of Egypt below..

The family of King Ahmose I

• The origin of King Ahmose I dates back to Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt, which was located in Thebes. His grandfather was King Intef VII, “Sekenenre Taa,” while his grandmother was Queen Tetisheri“.
• The ancestors had a large group of children, the number of which reached more than 12, including Seqenenre and Iahhotep..
• Seqenenre married Iahhotep and they had Kamose and Ahmose I, in addition to a group of females.
• Among the females was Nefertari, who became Ahmose’s wife, as was the ancient Egyptian custom.
• The couple had sons and daughters, including Ahmose-Meritamun and Ahmose-Set-Amun, in addition to Se-Amun, Amenhotep I, Ahmose-ankh, and Ra-mus..

Expulsion of the Hyksos

• The first campaigns against the Hyksos were not led by King Ahmose, as King Seqenenre had his initial role in attacking the Hyksos..
• Even Seqenenre died in one of the battles against the Hyksos, and he continued his career like his son, who was able to expel the Hyksos from Upper Egypt, but he also died..
• Ahmose was able to achieve something unprecedented, which was to completely expel the Hyksos from Egypt.
• Ahmose was known for his courage and skill due to his equestrian prowess and his interest in Ancient Egyptian Sport. He even used chariots when he was only 19 years old..
• Ahmose was able to include a group of Egyptians in the army, including the people of Thebes, and he headed with his armies to Avaris, which was the capital of the Hyksos..
• Ahmose was able to defeat the Hyksos and headed to Palestine afterward to besiege them in the fortress of Sharuhin.

The rule of King Ahmose I

• King Ahmose I was able to make a number of military developments by developing the Egyptian army.
• He was the first king who was able to introduce chariots to Egypt, which were pulled by horses.
• He also developed military weapons, including arrows that come with arrows and pieces of iron, and from them we know the extent of the development of Industry in ancient Egypt.
• He also managed to train the Egyptians until they became powerful warriors and were also credited with expelling the Hyksos due to their skill.
• The Hyksos even fled to the north of the Delta and went after them to besiege them, and the armies even reached Phoenicia..
• King Ahmose and his army were able to attack Nubia so that he could annex it and restore it again as part of the Egyptian Kingdom..
• Tomb of Ahmose son of Ebana was included in the Tombs of El Kab Or Elethya in Aswan, and the tomb of Ahmose ibn Nekhbet depicts those battles and campaigns carried out by Ahmose..
• Ahmose’s interests then turned to internal affairs, and thus a set of reforms came about, including the tax system and water canals, to develop Agriculture in Ancient Egypt.
• Ahmose was able to rebuild the Egyptian Temples that were destroyed in Thebes, and his rule lasted approximately 35 years.. 

Mummy

• It is said that King Ahmose I owned two cemeteries, one in Abydos, which consisted of a temple, a funerary cemetery, and the remains of a pyramid..
• The previous cemetery was discovered in 1899, in addition to the discovery that the existing pyramid belonged to King Ahmose in 1902 AD..
• There is also another tomb located in Thebes, but it was stolen by Ancient Egyptian Grave Robbers to spread chaos and Revolutions in Ancient Egypt, but the mummy was discovered in 1881 AD..
• It was found in The Royal Cache of Deir el-Bahri, in addition to a group of kings dating back to the Eighteenth Dynasty and Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt, as well as the First and Twentieth Egyptian Dynasty “The Ramesside Period”“.
• The French Egyptology Dr. Gaston Camille Charles Maspero was able to identify the mummy of Ahmose in 1886 AD, which was 1.63 cm long..
• There is a group of Egyptian Antiquities in Egypt Archaeological Sites dating back to Ahmose I, including a statue of the head of Ahmose I located in The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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