At just 10 years old, he was crowned Pharaoh and only 10 years later he defeated the Hyksos, united the two Egypt’s, and gained control of a large portion of Nubia in the process . This reunification of Egypt and the accession of Ahmose I thus marked the beginning of what is now known as the New Kingdom. After the reunification of Egypt was dealt with he returned home and married his sister Ahmose-Nefertiri, which was seen as something normal and actually beneficial as it (supposedly) strengthen the bloodline and made it pure . This marriage to his sister could of course be seen as just being a normal cultural practice that shows up once in a while in Egyptian history, but the sudden rise of incest in his successors all through the 18th dynasty could offer a different explanation to the incestuous marriage and marriages there after. After the extended period of time where Egypt was separated, showing strength as a newly unified country was probably of optimum importance. Since the belief was that marriages between siblings only really improved the bloodline, his marriage was possibly done to improve the image and strength of the royal family and ensure that future Pharaohs could keep the unity he achieved. It could also be the sudden distaste for foreigners caused by the Hyksos and fear of others again ruling Egypt. Either way the marriage was successful in bringing into the world an Heir, Amenhotep I. Amenhotep I seemed to be one of those lucky Pharaohs that had a relatively peaceful reign after his father’s death. He took over any unfinished work done by his father and was also very worried about reintegrating the old traditional activities that were no longer being practiced during the separation . Although Amenhotep I had a relatively peaceful reign as stated above, that did not mean that he was not a remarkable ruler as well. He increased the wealth of Egypt and the land associated with it. He also seemed to find the need to honor his father by building temples in the sites that he was very active, like in Abydos, very important . This could be attributed to the fact that he may have wanted his father’s biggest achievement, reuniting Egypt, to forever be recognized and praised. After his death, his body was most likely buried and treated like that of any other Honorable Pharaoh, in a tomb of his own with riches to help him in the afterlife, but sometime after his burial his body was moved from its original resting place to the Deir el-Bahri cache. His body was probably moved there for protection, but was eventually discovered by
At just 10 years old, he was crowned Pharaoh and only 10 years later he defeated the Hyksos, united the two Egypt’s, and gained control of a large portion of Nubia in the process . This reunification of Egypt and the accession of Ahmose I thus marked the beginning of what is now known as the New Kingdom. After the reunification of Egypt was dealt with he returned home and married his sister Ahmose-Nefertiri, which was seen as something normal and actually beneficial as it (supposedly) strengthen the bloodline and made it pure . This marriage to his sister could of course be seen as just being a normal cultural practice that shows up once in a while in Egyptian history, but the sudden rise of incest in his successors all through the 18th dynasty could offer a different explanation to the incestuous marriage and marriages there after. After the extended period of time where Egypt was separated, showing strength as a newly unified country was probably of optimum importance. Since the belief was that marriages between siblings only really improved the bloodline, his marriage was possibly done to improve the image and strength of the royal family and ensure that future Pharaohs could keep the unity he achieved. It could also be the sudden distaste for foreigners caused by the Hyksos and fear of others again ruling Egypt. Either way the marriage was successful in bringing into the world an Heir, Amenhotep I. Amenhotep I seemed to be one of those lucky Pharaohs that had a relatively peaceful reign after his father’s death. He took over any unfinished work done by his father and was also very worried about reintegrating the old traditional activities that were no longer being practiced during the separation . Although Amenhotep I had a relatively peaceful reign as stated above, that did not mean that he was not a remarkable ruler as well. He increased the wealth of Egypt and the land associated with it. He also seemed to find the need to honor his father by building temples in the sites that he was very active, like in Abydos, very important . This could be attributed to the fact that he may have wanted his father’s biggest achievement, reuniting Egypt, to forever be recognized and praised. After his death, his body was most likely buried and treated like that of any other Honorable Pharaoh, in a tomb of his own with riches to help him in the afterlife, but sometime after his burial his body was moved from its original resting place to the Deir el-Bahri cache. His body was probably moved there for protection, but was eventually discovered by