Thutmose I (died 1493 BC) was Pharaoh of Egypt from 1506 to 1493 BC, succeeding Amenhotep I and preceding Thutmose II.
Biography[]
Thutmose was the son of Amenhotep I and Senseneb, and he inherited the throne in 1506 BC. Nubia rebelled on Thutmose's coronation, and Thutmose established his authority by traveling up the Nile and killing the Nubian king in battle. Thutmose campaigned deep into Nubia from 1506 to 1503 BC and built canals, establishing Egyptian control over the region. He also invaded the Levant in 1504 BC, pushing Egypt's borders to new boundaries in Syria, the farthest an Egyptian ruler had ever campaigned; he destroyed several cities where the Hyksos had once resided. Thutmose also built many temples and tombs across his empire, and he died in 1493 BC.