Pursuit of Hyksos into southern Levant

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The Pursuit of Hyksos into southern Levant was an Egyptian military campaign in which Ahmose I chased the retreating Hyksos forces beyond Egypt’s borders to secure his victory and consolidate the early New Kingdom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian military operation
military campaign
chronologicallyWithin early 18th Dynasty of Egypt
early New Kingdom of Egypt
reign of Ahmose I
conflictType campaign beyond national borders
pursuit operation
describedIn autobiographical inscription of Ahmose son of Ebana
inscription of Ahmose Pen-Nekhbet
followedBy consolidation of Egyptian control over Canaanite cities
early New Kingdom expansion in the Levant
follows Siege of Avaris
hasApproximateDate around 1550–1525 BCE
circa 16th century BCE
hasCommander Ahmose I
hasDuration several years (approximate, based on textual evidence)
hasLeader Ahmose I
hasLocation Canaan
Near East
linked to: Middle East

Sharuhen
southern Levant
hasObjective chase retreating Hyksos forces beyond Egypt’s borders
consolidate the early New Kingdom
secure Egyptian victory over the Hyksos
hasParticipant Ahmose I
Egyptian army
linked to: Egyptian Army

Hyksos
Hyksos forces
linked to: Hyksos
hasResult destruction of remaining Hyksos strongholds in southern Levant
end of Hyksos political power
extension of Egyptian influence into southern Levant
hasStartLocation eastern Nile Delta
linked to: Nile Delta
hasStartPoint Avaris
involves siege of Sharuhen
linked to: Siege of Sharuhen
opposedBy Hyksos leadership
linked to: Hyksos
partOf expulsion of the Hyksos
wars of Ahmose I
precededBy Hyksos rule in northern Egypt
sieges of Avaris by Ahmose I
relatedTo 18th Dynasty of Egypt
Ahmose I
Egyptian–Levantine relations in the Bronze Age
Hyksos
New Kingdom of Egypt
significance contributed to the formation of New Kingdom imperial policy
helped establish Egypt as a regional power in the Levant
marked the final expulsion of the Hyksos from Egyptian-controlled territories
tookPlaceAfter capture of Avaris
linked to: Siege of Avaris

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Ahmose I militaryCampaign Pursuit of Hyksos into southern Levant