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'''Ahmose I''', also spelt Amosis I, from the Egyptian iaHms, or "[[Iah]] is born". An Egyptian [[Pharaoh]], and founder of the [[18th Dynasty]], who completed the reunification of [[Egypt]] and the expulsion of the [[Hyksos]], ending the [[Second Intermediate period]], and beginning the [[New Kingdom]].  
 
'''Ahmose I''', also spelt Amosis I, from the Egyptian iaHms, or "[[Iah]] is born". An Egyptian [[Pharaoh]], and founder of the [[18th Dynasty]], who completed the reunification of [[Egypt]] and the expulsion of the [[Hyksos]], ending the [[Second Intermediate period]], and beginning the [[New Kingdom]].  
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His reign is estimated to have been around 25 years, with approximate dates been c.1550 - 1500 BC, during which time he ended the [[Hyksos]] occupation, united the nobility, and laid the foundations for the period of Egypt's greatest period as a empire, and [[bronze age]] super-power, securing strategic sites in Nubia and the Levant.  
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His reign is estimated to have been around 25 years, with approximate dates been c.1550 - 1500 BC, during which time he ended the [[Hyksos]] occupation, united the nobility, and laid the foundations for the period of Egypt's greatest period as a empire, and [[Bronze Age]] super-power, securing strategic sites in Nubia and the Levant.  
    
The [[archaeology|archaeological]] record shows him to also have been a great builder, active through the country and deep into Nubia, and constructing the last royal [[pyramid]] complex, located in [[Abydos]].
 
The [[archaeology|archaeological]] record shows him to also have been a great builder, active through the country and deep into Nubia, and constructing the last royal [[pyramid]] complex, located in [[Abydos]].
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