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Ahmose I was the first king of the Ancient Egyptian New Kingdom, the man who defeated the Hyksos ruling elite of the second intermediate period, but although he is one of the most important and influential kings of Egyptian history, many of you may never have heard of him. Yet he was responsible for re-unifing Egypt. He then led military conquests into the Near East and Nubia, expanding the kingdom’s territory. But what many don’t know is that he even built a pyramid more than 1,000 years after the Giza complex was complete. The Pyramid of Ahmose is the last royal pyramid to be built in Egypt, and it was built at the beginning of a brand-new era of history. Watch this video to learn all about the Pyramid complex of Ahmose I, which although a cult centre for Ahmose and a place to venerate this important king, the pyramid was certainly never his tomb. All images are taken from Google Images and the below sources for educational purposes only. Please subscribe to Ancient Architects, Like the video and please leave a comment below. Thank you. Contents: 0:00 Introduction 0:28 Who is Ahmose I? 1:00 The Pyramid Complex 2:33 The Pyramid of Ahmose 4:54 The Pyramid of Tetisheri 6:23 The Pyramid Temples and Buildings 8:39 The Subterranean Structure 11:36 The Terraced Temple 12:04 Where is the Tomb of Ahmose? 12:38 How the Pyramid Complex Was Used 13:42 Why a Pyramid in Abydos? 14:30 Concluding Remarks Sources: https://archive.org/details/abydos00petrgoog/page/n40/mode/2up?view=theater https://chronicle.uchicago.edu/031211/abydos.shtml https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/503571.aspx https://egyptianmuseumcairo.eg/artefacts/stela-of-the-king-ahmose/ https://the-past.com/news/tetisheri-pyramid-and-cemetery-discovery/#:~:text=The%20American%2DEgyptian%20South%20Abydos,and%20was%20discovered%20in%201902. https://www.academia.edu/243847/_Abydos_2002_Field_Report_ https://www.academia.edu/243133/Report_on_Abydos_Ahmose_and_Tetisheri_Project_2006_2007_Season https://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/ahmosep.htm https://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/lastpyramid.htm https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA32191 https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA10221-1 https://www.academia.edu/76615026/Defining_Selective_Archaism_in_Royal_Funerary_Architecture_The_Cenotaph_of_Ahmose_I_at_South_Abydos_Studien_zur_Alt%C3%A4gyptischen_Kultur_50_2022_ The Complete Pyramids by Mark Lehner #ancientarchitects #pyramids #pyramid