Siege of Avaris

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The Siege of Avaris was the decisive military operation in which Ahmose I captured the Hyksos capital in the Nile Delta, effectively ending Hyksos rule in Egypt and inaugurating the New Kingdom.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Siege of Avaris canonical 2
capture of Avaris 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military siege ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
belligerent Hyksos kingdom of Avaris ⓘ
linked to: Hyksos

Theban kingdom of Upper Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Theban kingdom
capitalOfSide Hyksos capital Avaris ⓘ
commander Ahmose I ⓘ
Hyksos king (possibly Khamudi) ⓘ
conflictOf Second Intermediate Period ⓘ
culture ancient Egyptian ⓘ
dateApproximate circa 1550–1540 BCE ⓘ
early reign of Ahmose I ⓘ
describedIn autobiographical inscription of Ahmose, son of Ebana ⓘ
tomb inscription of Ahmose Pen-Nekhbet ⓘ
era early New Kingdom transition ⓘ
late Second Intermediate Period ⓘ
followedBy Siege of Sharuhen ⓘ
pursuit of Hyksos into southern Levant ⓘ
hasLocation Avaris ⓘ
Lower Egypt ⓘ
Nile Delta ⓘ
ancient Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
hasParticipant Ahmose I ⓘ
Hyksos ⓘ
Kingdom of Kush (as allies of Ahmose I) ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Kush
historicalRegion eastern Nile Delta ⓘ
languageOfSources Middle Egyptian ⓘ
ledTo political unification of Egypt under Ahmose I ⓘ
transition from Second Intermediate Period to New Kingdom ⓘ
militaryTactics riverine operations on the Nile ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ
militaryTechnology use of chariots and composite bows (by Hyksos and Egyptians) ⓘ
modernArchaeologicalSite Tell el-Dab'a ⓘ
opponentCulture Hyksos (Asiatic rulers of northern Egypt) ⓘ
linked to: Hyksos
partOf wars of Ahmose I against the Hyksos ⓘ
precededBy campaigns of Kamose against the Hyksos ⓘ
primarySourceType royal and elite tomb inscriptions ⓘ
religiousAspect presented as divinely sanctioned victory in Egyptian texts ⓘ
result Egyptian victory ⓘ
beginning of the New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
capture of Avaris ⓘ
end of Hyksos rule in Egypt ⓘ
expulsion of Hyksos from Egypt ⓘ
significance decisive operation in reunification of Egypt ⓘ
foundation event for imperial expansion of New Kingdom Egypt ⓘ
strategicImportance control of eastern Nile Delta ⓘ
control of routes to Sinai and Levant ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ahmose I → militaryCampaign → Siege of Avaris ⓘ
Pursuit of Hyksos into southern Levant → tookPlaceAfter → capture of Avaris ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Avaris