Amenhotep and more notes

Amenhotep 1
Extending the boundaries of Egypt in Nubia

Amenhotep succeeded his father Ahmose
Evidence from the tomb of Ahmose, son of Ebana, that the new king began the process of reconquering Nubia and consolidating Egyptian control over it.

The tomb inscription of Ahmose, son of Ebana, recorded that he accompanied king Amenhotep to Kush ‘in order to extend the borders of Egypt’ -Grimal. This is the first mention of deliberate expansionist policy.
Egyptian trade was chiefly directed towards the lands of the upper Nile and the Sudan and the pharaohs saw the need to keep this area under control. The reasons for the Egyptians’ attraction to Nubia and the decision of the pharaohs to eventually incorporate it into their growing empire were threefold:
1. Enormous quantities of gold were obtained from the extensive mines of Kush.
2. Taxes in the form of cattle and agricultural products could be extorted from the various native tribes.
3. Nubia was the connecting...