Ahmose I was a pharaoh and founder of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. His reign laid the foundations for the New Kingdom, under which Egyptian power reached its peak. He was the son of Seqenenre Tao and brother of the last pharaoh of the Seventeenth dynasty, Kamose. He is buried in the Valley of the Kings at the Great Pyramid of Giza.
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Ahmose I was a pharaoh and founder of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. His reign laid the foundations for the New Kingdom, under which Egyptian power reached its peak. He was the son of Seqenenre Tao and brother of the last pharaoh of the Seventeenth dynasty, Kamose. Ahmose’s reign can be fairly accurately dated using the Heliacal rise of Sirius in his successor’s reign, but because of disputes over from where the observation was made, he has been assigned a reign from 1570–1546, 1560–1537, 1551–1527 and 1539–1514 by various sources. A medical examination of his mummy indicates that he died when he was about thirty-five, supporting a 25-year reign if he came to the throne at the age of 10. Alternative dates for the start of his reign were suggested by David Rohl, but these were rejected by the majority of Egyptologists in 2010. He may also have been the parents of Mutnofret, who would become the wife of later successor Thutmose I. There was no distinct break in the line of the royal family between the 17th and 18th dynasties. He had several children including daughters Meritamun B, Sitamun A and sons Siamun A, Ahmoses-ankh, Amenhotep I and Ramose A. His eldest surviving son, Amen hotep I, might have shared a short coregency with his father. He is buried in the Valley of the Kings at the Great Pyramid of Giza, near the city of Asyut, in the region known as the Great Sphinx of the Pharaohs.
He died in 1557 BC, but his reign is usually dated to the mid-16th century BC. The date range for his death is 1570-1544 BC, the point at which radiocarbon dates for his reign are considered to mean that he may have been about 30 years old. His brother Kamose died of unknown causes after reigning only three years. His father was possibly killed in a battle against the Hyksos, possibly in his own reign, as his mummy suggests he was much-wounded and would be almost dead after 30 years of conflict and intermittent conflict. His grandfather and grandmother had at least twelve children, including Seqanenre. Tao and Tetisheri, and their children were Kamose, Ahhotep, and several daughters. He followed in the tradition of his father and married several of his sisters, making AhmOSE-Nefertari his chief wife. He also had several sons, including Ahmosed I, who preceded his father in death sometime between his 17th to 22nd regnal year. His son Amenhotet I was succeeded instead by his eldest surviving brother, Ah Hotep I. Ahhoteps I was the last surviving son of the Theban Seventeenth Dynasty, and may have succeeded his father as pharaoh.
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