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Ramesses I (Ramses I)
- Reign
- 1292–1290 BC
- Throne name
- Men-pehti-Re
- Dynasty
- 19th Dynasty
- Period
- New Kingdom, c. 1550–1070 BC
- Capital at the time
- Thebes, Memphis, at times Akhetaten (Amarna) and Pi-Ramesses
Ramesses I (Ramses I) is listed in the king list under ‘19th Dynasty’ and so belongs to this period: New Kingdom (c. 1550–1070 BC). Reign: 1292–1290 BC. The throne name is Men-pehti-Re.
What is known about Ramesses I (Ramses I)
Probably a general and vizier under Horemheb.
From the German Wikipedia list of pharaohs, CC BY-SA 4.0, translated and edited.
The period: New Kingdom
Egypt becomes a great power with a sphere of influence stretching from Sudan to Syria. The vast temples of Karnak and Luxor and the tombs in the Valley of the Kings date from this period.
- c. 1323 BCDeath of Tutankhamun. His almost intact tomb, KV62, is discovered by Howard Carter in 1922.
- 1274 BCBattle of Kadesh between Ramesses II and the Hittites.
- 1259 BCEgyptian–Hittite peace treaty, the oldest surviving peace treaty in the world.
- c. 1250 BCRock temples of Abu Simbel. In 1964–1968 they were cut into blocks and moved to safety from the rising waters of Lake Nasser.
More about this period: New Kingdom
19th Dynasty: all rulers
- Ramesses I (Ramses I)
- Seti I (Sethos I)
- Ramesses II
- Merneptah
- Seti II
- Amenmesse
- Siptah
- Tausret
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