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Amenhotep I
- Reign
- 1514–1493 (1525–1504) BC
- Throne name
- Djeser-ka-Re
- Dynasty
- 18th Dynasty
- Period
- New Kingdom, c. 1550–1070 BC
- Capital at the time
- Thebes, Memphis, at times Akhetaten (Amarna) and Pi-Ramesses
Amenhotep I is listed in the king list under ‘18th Dynasty’ and so belongs to this period: New Kingdom (c. 1550–1070 BC). Reign: 1514–1493 (1525–1504) BC. The figures in brackets give the alternative dating by the Egyptologist Jürgen von Beckerath. The throne name is Djeser-ka-Re.
What is known about Amenhotep I
Son of Ahmose. He consolidated the state internally and extended the conquests in Nubia. He had numerous monuments erected that are modelled on those of the Middle Kingdom.
From the German Wikipedia list of pharaohs, CC BY-SA 4.0, translated and edited.
During this reign
- c. 1500 BCFrom Thutmose I onwards, the kings are buried in the Valley of the Kings near Thebes.
Other events of the period
- c. 1540 BCAhmose I finally drives out the Hyksos and founds the New Kingdom.
- 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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