Bronze Age World

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relationship Research record — associated with
Evidence confidence: high
informs · provides historical synthesis · Ahmose campaigns and early Dynasty 18
Supports the transition and chronology.
relationship Research record — associated with
Evidence confidence: high
informs · provides historical synthesis · Ahmose campaigns and early Dynasty 18
Supports the transition and chronology.
relationship Research record — associated with
Evidence confidence: high
informs · provides textual and historical synthesis · Kamose and the war against Avaris
Supports sequence and source criticism.
relationship Research record — associated with
Evidence confidence: high
informs · provides textual and historical synthesis · Kamose and the war against Avaris
Supports sequence and source criticism.
entity Theban Dynasty 17 kingdom
Evidence confidence: high
supports · defines political formation · Political history and chronology discussion
Supports the formation and its cautions.
date assertion Theban Dynasty 17 kingdom — date assertion
Evidence confidence: high
supports · defines political formation · Political history and chronology discussion
Supports the formation and its cautions.
date assertion Ahmose I's defeat of Avaris and early New Kingdom reunification — date assertion
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides historical synthesis · Ahmose campaigns and early Dynasty 18
Supports the transition and chronology.
event Ahmose I's defeat of Avaris and early New Kingdom reunification
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides historical synthesis · Ahmose campaigns and early Dynasty 18
Supports the transition and chronology.
relationship Ahmose I's defeat of Avaris and early New Kingdom reunification — occurred at or involved — Avaris / Tell el-Dab'a
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides historical synthesis · Ahmose campaigns and early Dynasty 18
Supports the transition and chronology.
relationship Ahmose I's defeat of Avaris and early New Kingdom reunification — occurred at or involved — Thebes
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides historical synthesis · Ahmose campaigns and early Dynasty 18
Supports the transition and chronology.
relationship Ahmose I — involved or associated with — Ahmose I's defeat of Avaris and early New Kingdom reunification
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides historical synthesis · Ahmose campaigns and early Dynasty 18
Supports the transition and chronology.
relationship Theban Dynasty 17 kingdom — involved or associated with — Ahmose I's defeat of Avaris and early New Kingdom reunification
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides historical synthesis · Ahmose campaigns and early Dynasty 18
Supports the transition and chronology.
relationship New Kingdom Egypt — involved or associated with — Ahmose I's defeat of Avaris and early New Kingdom reunification
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides historical synthesis · Ahmose campaigns and early Dynasty 18
Supports the transition and chronology.
relationship Kamose's campaigns against Avaris and related networks — occurred at or involved — Avaris / Tell el-Dab'a
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides textual and historical synthesis · Kamose and the war against Avaris
Supports sequence and source criticism.
relationship Kamose's campaigns against Avaris and related networks — occurred at or involved — Thebes
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides textual and historical synthesis · Kamose and the war against Avaris
Supports sequence and source criticism.
relationship Apophis — involved or associated with — Kamose's campaigns against Avaris and related networks
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides textual and historical synthesis · Kamose and the war against Avaris
Supports sequence and source criticism.
relationship Kamose — involved or associated with — Kamose's campaigns against Avaris and related networks
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides textual and historical synthesis · Kamose and the war against Avaris
Supports sequence and source criticism.
relationship Kingdom of Avaris / Dynasty 15 — involved or associated with — Kamose's campaigns against Avaris and related networks
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides textual and historical synthesis · Kamose and the war against Avaris
Supports sequence and source criticism.
relationship Theban Dynasty 17 kingdom — involved or associated with — Kamose's campaigns against Avaris and related networks
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides textual and historical synthesis · Kamose and the war against Avaris
Supports sequence and source criticism.
date assertion Kamose's campaigns against Avaris and related networks — date assertion
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides textual and historical synthesis · Kamose and the war against Avaris
Supports sequence and source criticism.
event Kamose's campaigns against Avaris and related networks
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides textual and historical synthesis · Kamose and the war against Avaris
Supports sequence and source criticism.
property assignment Theban Dynasty 17 kingdom — classified as — Second Intermediate Period
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports assignment · Political chronology
Supports date and classification.
date assertion Ahmose I — date assertion
Evidence confidence: moderate
supports · supports chronology model · Ahmose chronology
Supports the model and its uncertainty.
claim Theban victory and later expulsion narratives do not demonstrate complete removal of all people associated with Avaris or Levantine ancestry.
Evidence confidence: moderate
supports · supports claim · Ahmose and Avaris
Supports the claim and its qualifications.
relationship Theban Dynasty 17 kingdom — predecessor of — New Kingdom Egypt
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports relationship · Dynasty 17 to Dynasty 18
Supports political sequence, overlap or conflict.
entity Seqenenre Tao
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports ruler and reign context · Ruler/period discussion
Supports inclusion, approximate reign and historical significance.
entity Ahmose I
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports ruler and reign context · Ruler/period discussion
Supports inclusion, approximate reign and historical significance.
date assertion Seqenenre Tao — date assertion
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports ruler and reign context · Ruler/period discussion
Supports inclusion, approximate reign and historical significance.
date assertion Ahmose I — date assertion
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports ruler and reign context · Ruler/period discussion
Supports inclusion, approximate reign and historical significance.
date assertion Kamose — date assertion
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports ruler and reign context · Ruler/period discussion
Supports inclusion, approximate reign and historical significance.
entity Kamose
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports ruler and reign context · Ruler/period discussion
Supports inclusion, approximate reign and historical significance.
relationship Kamose — ruled or claimed kingship in — Theban Dynasty 17 kingdom
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports ruler relationship · Ruler and period discussion
Supports kingship assignment and chronology.
relationship Seqenenre Tao — ruled or claimed kingship in — Theban Dynasty 17 kingdom
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports ruler relationship · Ruler and period discussion
Supports kingship assignment and chronology.
relationship Ahmose I — ruled or claimed kingship in — New Kingdom Egypt
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports ruler relationship · Ruler and period discussion
Supports kingship assignment and chronology.