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YEAR (BC) 1575 1573 SIGNIFICANT PERSONALITIES + PLACES Sequenenre Tao II Thebes SIGNIFICANT EVENTS Revives traditional harpooning of hippos -> symbolizing Egypts assertion of order over chaos Complains about noise of hippos (unlikely) -> perhaps to provoke military confrontation -> interpreted as insult, due to association of hippo with chief god Seth Dies in battle against Hyksos (?) EVIDENCE Clash described in PAPYRUS SALLIER I
Apophis
Sequenenre Tao II
MUMMY - bears the marks of the wounds inflicted by a dagger, axe, spear, mace - AXE MARKS on forehead match Hyksos weapons found at TELL ELL-DABA
Kamose Kamose
Son of Sequenenre Tao II becomes king Decides to reunite Upper + Lower + Nubia Proposes attack against Hyksos, to Council of Nobles
KAMOSE STELA I shall grapple with him that I might crush his belly, my desire is to rescue Egypt which the Asiatics have destroyed Only when comes one who (acts against us) should we act against him KARNAK STELAE + CARNARUON TABLET describing clash between Apophis and Khamose
Reject plan unless attacked first Ignores Council, sails North Infiltrates Hyksos territory as far as Cynopolis, but fails to take Avaris
Apophis
Sends message to Prince of Nubia requesting assistance Intercepts message and returns to A Returns to Thebes to prepare further campaigns, but dies
Kamose Thebes
Kamose brother becomes king Hyksos regain ground Begins three attacks against Avaris
Avaris El Kab
Interrupts campaign to put down a rebellion in El Kab Captures Avaris after siege of four yrs Flee Egypt Seek refuge in Palestine Besieges city of Sharuhen in Southern Palestine for six yrs Eventually captures + destroys Continues attacks in Palestine + Syria destroying all Hyksos military bases and restore order
1565
Hyksos
Ahmose
Hyksos