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Head from a monumental statue of King Thutmose I at the British Museum in London Royalty Free Stock Photo

Head from a monumental statue of King Thutmose I at the British Museum in London

the third pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt. He received the throne after the death of the previous king, Amenhotep I. During his reign, he campaigned deep into the Levant and Nubia, pushing the borders of Egypt farther than ever before in each region. He also built many temples in Egypt, and a tomb for himself in the Valley of the Kings he is the first king confirmed to have done this.