Pharaoh Thutmose I

- -1492

• Name	Thutmose I
  General Information	He was the third pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt.  [4]
  History	About 1504 BCE, Amenhotep I died apparently without a son. He he was succeeded by a General of the Army, Thutmose, who was, in all probability, his son- or brother-in-law. It may be that he also had some direct familial connection with the Theban royal family. [3] The great age of obelisks began during the New Kingdom, in the eighteenth dynasty, when Thutmose I raised a pair at Karnak. [2] Thutmose I was a warrior, and undertook extensive campaigns in Nubia and Syria, reaching at least as far as Amosis had done. He also built extensively, adding two pylons and a pair of obelisks to the temple of Karnak, not to mention constructions elsewhere [1, 2, 3, 4] In about 1525 BCE, Thutmose I invaded northern Syria. He fought Mitanni and reached as far east as the Euphrates River. [2] The Syrian elephant, a subspecies of the Indian elephant (Elephas maximus). became known in Egypt for the first time during the Near Eastern campaigns of the New Kingdom. It was hunted by Thutmose I and Thutmose III near Nija on the Orontes River. [2]
  Death	-1492
  Burial	-1492	Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt   [3]
  The coffin of Thutmose I was reused for Pinudjem I. [2]
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Seniseneb  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I9906	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2025

  
  

  Mother	Seniseneb
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F9196	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Ahmose,   b. —, Thebes, Egypt d. —, Thebes, Egypt
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown  [1, 2]
  Information	She was Thutmose's Great Royal Wife. She was either Thutmose I's own sister, or that of Amenophis I.  [1, 2, 4]
  Children	2 sons and 2 daughters
  1. Amenmose   d. young  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   2. Pharaoh Hatshepsut   d. 1459 BCE  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Pharaoh Thutmose II     3. Wadjmose  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Neferu-bity  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F6951	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2022

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Mutneferu  [1]
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown  [1]
  Children	+   1. Pharaoh Thutmose II,   b. About 1492 BCE   d. 1479 BCE  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Pharaoh Hatshepsut
  Family ID	F6950	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2022

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Pharaoh Thutmose I( – -1492) 2 3Seniseneb

  
  

• Event Map		Burial - -1492 - Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  This statue of Thutmose I is from the Egyptian Museum, Turin.

  
  

  Histories

  The Royal Titulary of Thutmose I

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1744] Dodson, Aidan. Monarchs of the Nile, (New York: American University in Cairo Press, 2000). [S1834] Redford, Donald B. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, (Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, 2001). [S1816] Rice, Michael. Who's Who in Ancient Egypt, (London: Routledge, 1999). [S304] Wikipedia, Thutmose I.