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| Nebpehtire Ahmose I, Ahmosis I |  | Brother and successor to Kamose, conquered north of Egypt from the Hyksos. | c. 1550–1525 BCE; Radiocarbon date range for the start of his reign is 1570–1544 BCE, the mean point of which is 1557 BCE [57] |
| Djeserkare Amenhotep I |  | - | 1541–1520 |
| Aakheperkare Thutmose I |  | - | 1520–1492 |
| Aakheperenre Thutmose II |  | - | 1492–1479 |
| Maatkare Hatshepsut |  | The second known female ruler, though quite possibly the seventh (the reigns of five other women are likely, but disputed). Recent evidence suggests she died of bone cancer. [58] | 1479–1458 |
| Menkheperre Thutmose III |  | Often called the " Napoleon of Egypt." Dominated early in his reign by his stepmother Hatshepsut; after she died, he began expanding Egyptian rule into the Levant. | 1479–1425 |
| Aakheperrure Amenhotep II |  | - | 1425–1400 |
| Menkheperure Thutmose IV |  | - | 1400–1390 |
| Nebmaatre Amenhotep III The Magnificent King |  | Ruled Egypt at the peak of her glory, surpassed all pharaohs in numbers of monuments built and statues erected. His mortuary temple was the largest ever built, only to be destroyed by Rameses II. Recent DNA testing proved he was the grandfather of Tutankhamun. | 1390–1352 |
| Neferkheperure-waenre Amenhotep IV/ Akhenaten |  | Founder of brief period of a solar-centered religion ( Atenism). His original name means " Amun is pleased." | 1352–1334 |
| Ankhkheperure Smenkhkare |  | Co-regent and successor of Akhenaten. The identity of this individual is uncertain and disputed. Usually believed to be either a son or son-in-law of Akhenaten but sometimes identified as Akhenaten's wife Nefertiti. Other scholars distinguish two individuals between Akhenaten and Tutankhamun, namely Smenkhkare, who is then seen as male, and a female ruler, who is then most often identified as Akhenaten's eldest daughter Meritaten | 1334–1333 |
| Nebkheperure Tutankhaten/ Tutankhamun |  | Commonly believed to be the son of Akhenaten, probably reinstated the polytheistic religion and the name change reflects the change in primary deity from Aten to Amun. He is also known as the boy king. | 1333–1324 |
| Kheperkheperure Ay |  | Close advisor to two and perhaps three of the pharaohs who ruled before him and was said to be the power behind the throne during Tutankhamun's reign. | 1324–1320 |
| Djeserkheperure-setpenre Horemheb |  | Former General and advisor to Tutankhamun. Obliterated images of the Amarna queens and kings (all except Amenhotep III and Tiye). | 1320–1292 |
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