Khamudi

Khamudi was the last king of the Hyksos Fifteenth Dynasty, ruling northern Egypt from the eastern Delta capital of Avaris. His short reign lasted approximately five years, placed between around 1555 and 1550 BC, with dates uncertain by roughly fifteen years. His brief tenure concluded over a century of Hyksos dominion in Lower Egypt.

His reign was defined by the relentless northward campaign of the Theban Seventeenth and Eighteenth Dynasties. Under King Ahmose I, native Egyptian forces laid siege to Avaris, ultimately capturing the fortified capital and expelling the Hyksos leadership into the southern Levant. The fall of Khamudi's regime paved the way for the reunification of Egypt and the start of the New Kingdom.

Scholars know Khamudi principally through references in the Turin King List and seal impressions uncovered during excavations at Tell el-Dab'a. No monumental buildings survive in his name, and his final resting place remains entirely unknown.

Monuments

• Tell el-Dab'a

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