18th Dynasty c. 1550–1295 BC
Ahmose expels the Hyksos. Hatshepsut, Thutmose III, Amenhotep III, Akhenaten and Tutankhamun follow.
- Period
- New Kingdom
- Capital
- Thebes, then Amarna and Memphis
- Famous monuments
- Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahari · Karnak and Luxor temples · Amarna · Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62)
Pharaohs
Queens, princesses and builders
- Ahmose-Nefertari Queen, wife of Ahmose I, c. 1550–1505 BC
- Senenmut Hatshepsut's steward and architect, c. 1473–1458 BC
- Neferure Princess, daughter of Hatshepsut, c. 1473–1460 BC
- Tiye Queen, wife of Amenhotep III, c. 1390–1352 BC
- Amenhotep son of Hapu Scribe and architect of Amenhotep III, c. 1390–1352 BC
- Nefertiti Queen, wife of Akhenaten, c. 1352–1336 BC
Dates are approximate; we follow Ian Shaw (ed.), The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt (2000).