Kamose was the last king of the Theban Seventeenth Dynasty at the end of the Second Intermediate Period. Kamose is usually ascribed a reign of three years (his highest attested regnal year), although some scholars now favor giving him a longer reign of approximately five years.

Kamose (flourished 16th century bce) was the last king of the 17th dynasty (c. 1630–1540 bce; see ancient Egypt: The Second Intermediate period) of ancient Egypt, who conducted hostilities against the Hyksos, the west Semitic settlers who had seized the northern part of Egypt.

Dec 5, 2024 · King Kamose, a prominent figure in ancient Egyptian history, was the last ruler of the Seventeenth Dynasty. Known for his valiant efforts to liberate Egypt from the Hyksos' rule, Kamose played a pivotal role in setting the stage for the New Kingdom's establishment.

Feb 16, 2022 · King Kamose, who does not seem famous to the public of non-specialists in Egyptology, no doubt with the scarf of glory and pottery, led the liberation of Egypt, which was occupied by the Hyksos for more than a century and succeeded in …

Mar 7, 2025 · Kamose was the final ruler of the Theban Seventeenth Dynasty at the end of the Second Intermediate Period. His reign, often estimated at three years but sometimes extended to five by modern scholars, was significant for his military campaigns against the Hyksos, the foreign rulers of Lower Egypt.

Mar 6, 2022 · Kamose, last king of Egypt's 17th Dynasty, led crucial campaigns against the Hyksos to unify and free Egypt. Despite initial failures, his efforts set the stage for his brother Ahmose I to eventually expel the Hyksos.

Dec 19, 2024 · These Hyksos had, moreover, brutally executed (AFP, 2021) Kamose’s father, the Theban king and warrior Seqenenre Tao (who reigned in and around c. 1545 B.C.), so for Kamose, this protracted conflict was not only about the liberation of Egypt from the overlordship and periodical tyranny of the Amu – it was about the restitution of the honor ...

Kamose was the final king in a succession of native Egyptian kings at Thebes. Originally, the Theban Seventeenth dynasty rulers were at peace with the Hyksos kingdom to their north prior to the reign of Seqenenre Tao. They controlled Upper Egypt up to Elephantine and ruled Middle Egypt as far north as Cusae.

The hieroglyphs of Kamose, including rare variants, with detailed descriptions of the titles and the sources of the name. Kamose was the ninth pharaoh of the Seventeenth Dynasty. a.k.a. Kamesiu

Kamose's father, Seqenenre Tao, had been king of the area around Thebes, which became the headquarters for his fairly successful effort to regain control of the Nile valley from the foreign Hyksos monarchy, at that time represented by the aging Apophis (called Apopy in the inscription).