Horemheb

Rule	1320 - 1292 BC.
Predecessor	Ay
Nomen (meaning of name)	Horus is in Jubilation
Dynasty	18th
Consorts	Mutnodjmet, sister of Nefertiti
Capital city	Thebes
Achievements	Completed Restoration of Amun Cult Curbed corruption
Burial	Valley of Kings - KV 57
Succesor	Vizier Ramses I

Horemheb is considered the last Pharaoh of 18th Dynasty

During the reign of Tutankhamen, he became Pharaoh's Army commander

When Tutankhamen died, Horemheb was designated as Crown Prince. However, the aged Vizier Ay managed to sideline Horemheb's claim to the throne and instead succeed Tutankhamen. Ay nominated a military officer named Nakhtmin to succeed him rather than Horemheb.

After Ay's reign of four years, however, Horemheb managed to seize power and quickly removed Naktmin's rival claim to the throne.

He desecrated Ay's WV23 tomb by smashing the sarcophagus into several pieces and destroying Ay's mummy.

He completed the return to Egypt's traditional religion, away from Akhenaten Amarna period, and ordered the destruction of the Aten temples at Karnak and the city of Akhetaten

At the Luxor Temple he added columns and shrines, adding to the work of Amenhotep III and Tutankhamen, usurping the latter's monuments both there and elsewhere

Fought against the widespread bribery and corruption of high ranked officials, He appointed judges and regional tribunes for corruption cases.

Since Horemheb was childless, he appointed his Vizier, Paramesse as his chosen successor before his death. Paramesse changed his name to Ramses I, and founded the 19th Dynasty of the New Kingdom.