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Ramesses I (Menpehtyre)

Ramesses I (Menpehtyre)

1295 BCE–1294 BCE · New-Kingdom

Ramesses I (throne-name Menpehtyre) founded Dynasty 19, conventionally dated to around 1295-1294 BCE. An elderly military officer and vizier under Horemheb, who had named him as successor, he reigned barely a year or two but established the Ramesside line that would dominate the rest of the New Kingdom. He was the grandfather of Ramesses II.

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