Kamose
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Kamose was a late-17th Dynasty pharaoh known for his military campaigns against the Hyksos that helped pave the way for the reunification of ancient Egypt.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt ruler
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ancient Egyptian pharaoh ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod | rise of the New Kingdom ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
Carnarvon Tablet
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Kamose stelae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Theban Necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialSite | Dra Abu el-Naga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignRegion |
Lower Egypt frontier
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Middle Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | immediately precedes Ahmose I, founder of the New Kingdom ⓘ |
| coregencyStatus | possibly co-regent with Seqenenre Tao ⓘ |
| cultCenter | Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | unknown ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Thebes (probable) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Second Intermediate Period of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Seqenenre Tao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | last significant king of the Seventeenth Dynasty ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributing to the reunification of Egypt
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military campaigns against the Hyksos ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Middle Egyptian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
helped initiate the expulsion of the Hyksos
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paved the way for the New Kingdom ⓘ |
| militaryAction |
attack on Hyksos-held towns in Middle Egypt
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naval operations on the Nile against Hyksos strongholds ⓘ |
| mummyStatus | mummy discovered in Theban cache DB320 ⓘ |
| nomen | Kamose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | Hyksos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentRuler | Apepi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policy | expulsion of foreign rulers from Egypt ⓘ |
| possibleBrother | Ahmose I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| praenomen | Wadjkheperre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Seqenenre Tao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignBegan | circa 1555 BCE ⓘ |
| reignEnded | circa 1550 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| royalHouse | Theban royal family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalTitle | King of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| sourceType |
archaeological remains
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royal inscriptions ⓘ |
| spouseStatus | spouse uncertain ⓘ |
| successor | Ahmose I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorDynasty | Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throneName | Wadjkheperre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Heqa-khasut fighter (ruler who fought the Hyksos) ⓘ |
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