Amenhotep I

Amenhotep I succeeded his father Ahmose I and continued the work of consolidating the newly reunified Egypt. He secured the borders, suppressed rebellions in Nubia, and established a stable administration that allowed the New Kingdom to flourish.

Amenhotep I initiated significant building projects at Karnak, including a temple to Amun and a barque shrine. These constructions expanded the religious center of Thebes and set a precedent for later pharaohs' monumental works.

Amenhotep I is credited with establishing the Valley of the Kings as the royal burial site, separating pharaohs' tombs from their mortuary temples. This innovation aimed to protect tombs from looters and became the standard for New Kingdom burials.