Ahmose I
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Ahmose I was a pharaoh and founder of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt in the New Kingdom of Egypt, the era in which ancient Egypt achieved the peak of its power. His reign is usually dated to the mid-16th c
A fragmentary statue of Ahmose I, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bracelet of Ahmose I in 2018
Dagger bearing the name Ahmose I on display at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto
Cartouche of Ahmose I on the dagger pommel, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto
Hyksos
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The Hyksos, in modern Egyptology, were the kings of the Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Their seat of power was the city of Avaris in the Nile Delta, from where they ruled over Lower Egypt and Middle Egyp
Ahmose I
…usually dated to the mid-16th century BC at the beginning of the Late Bronze Age. During his rule, Ahmose I completed the conquest and expulsion of the Hyksos, restored Theban rule over Lower and Upper Egypt, and successfully reasserted Egyptian power in its formerly subject territories of Nubia and Canaan…
Hyksos characters
A man described as "Abisha the Hyksos" (𓋾𓈎𓈉, ḥqꜣ-ḫꜣswt, Heqa-kasut for "Hyksos"), leading a group of Aamu. Tomb of Khnumhotep II (c. 1900 BC). This is one of the earliest known uses of the term "Hyksos".
"Semqen the Hyksos"
"Khyan the Hyksos"