Ahmose I

Rule	1550 - 1526 BC.
Predecessor	Brother Kamose His father was Tao II
Mother	Queen Aahotep
Nomen (meaning of name)	The Moon is Born
Dynasty	Founder of 18th Dynasty
Consorts	Ahmose-Nefretiri
Capital city	Thebes
Achievements	Expelled Hyksos Building of temples and pyramid
Burial	Deir Abu el-Naga - Abydos
Succesor	Son Amenhotep I out of Ahmose-Nefretiri

He ended the work begun by his parents, re-conquering Upper Egypt and expelling the Hyksos invaders who had run the country for over 100 years in a final battle.

He then followed the Hyksos to Palestine where he defeated them, this marked the beginning of the New Kingdom.

Ahmose I led campaigns to solidify the border in Syria in order to keep out a possible invasion from Nubia.

He conquered a territory stretching from Syria-Palestine in the North, to the 2nd cataract in Nubia in the South. Egypt became the most powerful nation in the Ancient Near East.

In Abydos Ahmose built the Last Royal Pyramid in Egypt for his burial place, this pyramid is also the only one located in upper Egypt, The tomb at Abydos consisted of many parts, a cliff temple, the ceremonial tomb, a pyramid and a temple to the pyramid. Little remains of Ahmose's pyramid - at the time of construction it was 70 meters square. Scenes from the pyramid-temple are thought to shown scenes of Ahmose and his victory over the Hyksos.