Pharaoh
Ahmose I
He pushed out the Hyksos and began the New Kingdom.
- Years
- About 1550–1525 BCE
- We are not sure of the exact year.
- Time
- New Kingdom. New Kingdom.
- Where they ruled or lived
- Thebes
Three facts
- 1The Hyksos had ruled the north.
- 2His family fought them for years.
- 3He made Thebes powerful again.
More to know
The New Kingdom is Egypt's age of big temples, empire, and tombs in the Valley of the Kings. Do not mix him up with Amasis, a much later king who is also called Ahmose.
Places: Thebes.