Amenhotep I

Rule	1526 - 1506 BC..
Predecessor	Father Ahmose I
Mother	Ahmose-Nefretiri
Nomen (meaning of name)	Amun is Satisfied
Dynasty	18th
Consorts	Merytamun Ahhotep II
Capital city	Thebes
Achievements	Military Expansion in Nubia and Syria Building and restoration of temples
Burial	Valley of Kings - KV 39?
Succesor	Cousin and military commander, Thutmose I

His chief exploits were military. He pushed southward into Nubia and reestablished Egypt’s boundary at the Second Cataract of the Nile, as previously fixed by Senusret III. He invaded Syria as far as the Euphrates. His successor, Thutmose I, was not his son. There are records of his prowess in hunting and horsemanship. He also built extensively at Karnak. It was the age of Egypt’s greatest splendor; there was peace in his Asian empire, in spite of incursions by Bedouins and Hittites and he invaded Nubia only once. This was the period of extreme elaboration in Egyptian architecture and sculpture. Amenhotep built extensively at Thebes, Luxor, and Karnak. Upon his victory, Amenhotep brought captives back to Thebes. He was given the rare honor of being declared a titular god upon his death by the priests. His accomplishments included elaborate building complexes at the Karnak temple in Thebes. He utilized different types of stone including alabaster from Hatnub. He repaired and restored many ancient temples along the Nile. He was the first Pharaoh to build his tomb separate from the temple. Because of the looting of tombs, he had his built in an inconspicuous place in Thebes. He built a mud brick mortuary temple at the north end of Deir el-Bahri, however it and the shrine to Hathor which he built there were totally demolished when Hatshepsut built her Deir El Bahri Mortuary Temple Amenhotep’s son died in infancy so his military commander Thutmose I, who was married to the Pharaoh's sister, assumed the throne upon Amenhotep’s death,