The Eighteenth Dynasty (Dynasty XVIII)
Dates: 1550-1292 BCE. – Capital: Thebes/Akhetaten
The Eighteenth Dynasty ushered in the New Kingdom by defeating and expulsing the Hyksos. The Two Lands were finally united again, and successive pharaohs expanded the empire through force and diplomacy. The wealth gained led to an era of prosperity and massive building projects as art and architecture flourished.
Thutmose III was the greatest military pharaoh ever, his reign is seen as a high point of the dynasty. Many of the pharaohs of the dynasty were buried in the Valley of the Kings at Thebes. Several diplomatic marriages are known to have been arranged.
| # | Pharaoh | Throne name | Also known as | Reign* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahmose I | Nebpehtyra | Amasis, Amosis | 1550–1525 |
| 2 | Amenhotep I | Djoserkara | Amenophis I | 1541–1520 |
| 3 | Thutmose I | Aakheperkara | Tuthmosis I, Thutmosis I | 1520–1492 |
| 4 | Thutmose II | Aakheperenra | Tuthmosis II, Thutmosis II | 1492–1479 |
| 5 | Hatshepsut | Maatkara | Hatchepsut | 1473–1458 |
| 6 | Thutmose III | Menkheperra | Tuthmosis III, Thutmosis III | 1479–1425 |
| 7 | Amenhotep II | Aakheperura | Amenophis II | 1425–1400 |
| 8 | Thutmose IV | Menkheperura | Tuthmosis IV, Thutmosis IV | 1400–1390 |
| 9 | Amenhotep III | Nebmaatra | Amenophis III | 1390–1352 |
| 10 | Amenhotep IV | Neferkheperura waenra | Akhenaten, Akhenaton, Echnaton, Amenophis IV | 1352–1334 |
| 11 | Neferneferuaten | Ankhkheperura | Nefertiti, Meritaten | 1334–1332 |
| 12 | Smenkhkara | Ankhkheperura | Smenkhare, Smenkare | c. 1332 |
| 13 | Tutankhamun | Nebkheperura | Tutankhamon, King Tut, Tutankhamen, Tutankhaton | 1332–1323 |
| 14 | Ay | Kheperkheperura–Irimaat | Aja, Aya | 1322–1320 |
| 15 | Horemheb | Djeserkheperura setepenra | Horemhab, Haremhab | 1320–1292 |
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