The Expulsion of the Hyksos - Ahmose I | Part 18

This song tells the story of Ahmose I, the founder of Egypt’s New Kingdom, and the dramatic expulsion of the Hyksos — foreign rulers who controlled the Nile Delta during the Second Intermediate Period.

Rising from Thebes, Ahmose inherited a divided land and a war left unfinished by his predecessors. Using chariots, bronze weapons, and naval warfare, Egypt adopted and mastered the very military innovations introduced by the Hyksos. After years of siege and river battles, the Hyksos capital Avaris fell, and their forces were pursued beyond Egypt’s borders to Sharuhen, marking the first time Egyptian armies fought sustained campaigns outside the Nile Valley.

This victory ended decades of fragmentation, restored royal authority, and reshaped Egypt into a militarized, centralized state. Ahmose’s reign laid the foundations for imperial expansion, professional armies, and the rise of Egypt as a dominant power in the eastern Mediterranean.

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