Amenemhat I

Amenemhat I was the first pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty, who ruled a previously fractured Egypt from 1341 to 1311 B.C. His rule followed a chaotic time, in which many pharaohs ruled the different nomes of Egypt, and he ruled in concert with and was succeeded by his son Senusret I. Not much is known about this pharaoh, but a bit more in the revised history than the traditional.

Amenemhat was the son of Senusret. He had several sons, but the one who succeeded him was Senusret I.

In 1341 B.C., Amenemhat I managed to unite the quarreling tribes and leaders of the 13th and 14th Dynasties. How he did this is unknown, though he was able to do it quickly. He built a capital just south of the Nile delta, called Itjtawy, and made his son Senusret I the ruler in Upper Egypt, based in Thebes. The first few years of his reign was beset with political turmoil, as other rulers were hesitant to accept him, but he was soon acknowledged as pharaoh of all Egypt.

Throughout his long, thirty year reign, he reestablished many temples and forms of art. He also began to establish trade relations with the Levant, during the rule of Othniel in Israel. One of the other major achievements of Amenhotep is that he built a large pyramid, reminiscent of those from the Old Kingdom of Egypt. However, an assassination attempt in 1321 B.C. incapacitated him, and he died in 1311 B.C., passing the rule of Lower Egypt to his son Senusret I.

The evidence for the revised history can be found at Displaced Dynasties. Evidence regarding this pharaoh specifically can be found here and here.