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Ahmose was the son of king Tao II Seqenenre and brother of king Kamose, the last king of the Seventeenth dynasty . At the age of 10, Ahmose I (The Moon is Born) assumed the throne after the death of his father. Upon assuming the crown, he became known as Neb-pehty-re (The Lord of Strength is Re). His reign was dominated by the struggle against the Hyksos rulers of the Nile Delta, in which he was ultimately victorious but suffered the loss of his father and brother. He was also successful in reasserting Egyptian power in its formerly subject territories of Nubia and Palestine. This laid the foundations for the New Kingdom, under which Egyptian power reached its peak.

Ahmose I married Ahmose-Nefertiri, who was also his sister, and they had several children including:

Merytamun – eldest daughter of Ahmose-Nefertiri (died young)

Tair – daughter of Kasmut

Satamun – 2nd daughter of Ahmose-Nefertiri (died young)

Saamen – eldest son of Ahmose-Nefertiri (died as an infant)

Aahotep – 3rd daughter of Ahmose-Nefertiri (became Queen)

Amenhotep I - 3rd son of Ahmose-Nefertiri (King)

Satkames – 4th daughter of Ahmose-Nefertiri (died at age 30)

Henttameh – daughter of Thenthapi

Ahmose - daughter

He was succeeded by his son, who ruled as Amenhotep I.

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See Amasis IIAmasis II (also Ahmose or Ah-mes was a pharaoh ( 570 526 BC) of the 26th dynasty, the successor of Wahibre. His capital was at Sais. He was the last great ruler of Egypt before the Persian conquest. Most of our information about him is derived from Herodo for the 26th DynastyThe Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt was the last native dynasty to rule Egypt before the Persian conquest, and had its capital was Sais. This dynasty traced its origins to the Twenty-fourth dynasty. Psammetichus I was the grandson of Bakenrenef, and followi pharaoh whose name sometimes appears as Ahmose II.