Apepi I, (also Auserre Apepi or Apophis) was a ruler of Lower Egypt during the Fifteenth dynasty and the end of the Second Intermediate Period. According to the Turin Canon of Kings, he ruled for forty years,[1] and would have ruled during the early half of the 1500's if he outlived his rival Kamose but not Ahmose I.[2] Apepi was dominant over most of Egypt during the early portion of his reign, and traded peacefully with the Theban17th Dynasty.[3] A vase belonging to his daughter, Herit, was found in the tomb of Amenhotep I, which would indicate that at some point his daughter may have been married to a Theban king.[4] Although he may have possibly even been the suzerain over Upper Egypt during the beginning of his reign, the 17th Dynasty eventually assumed dominance, and the Hyksos were driven out of Egypt no more than 15 years after his death.[5] Known rulers, in the History of Egypt, for the Fifteenth Dynasty. ... The Second Intermediate Period marks a period when Ancient Egypt once again fell into disarray between the end of the Middle Kingdom, and the start of the New Kingdom. ... nomen or birth name Kamose was the last king of the Theban Seventeenth Dynasty. ... Nebpehtire[3] The Lord of Strength is Re Nomen Ahmose[3] The Moon is Born Horus name Aakheperu[3] Great of Developments[4] Nebty name Tutmesut[3] Perfect of Birth[4] Golden Horus Tjestawy[3] He who Knots Together the Two Lands[4] Consort(s) Ahmose-Nefertari Gods Wife... For the ancient capital of Boeotia, see Thebes, Greece. ... Known rulers, in the History of Egypt, for the Seventeenth Dynasty. ... nomen or birth name Djeserkare Amenhotep I (d. ... Suzerainty refers to a situation in which a region or people is a tributary to a more powerful entity which allows the tributary some limited domestic autonomy but controls its foreign affairs. ...
Auserre Apepi may or may not have been the same person as Aqenienre Apepi. Some egyptologists believe there were two, or possibly even three Apepi, although others believe they all refer to the same Apepi. Apepi II, (Also Aqenienre Apepi or Apepi II) was a Hyksos ruler of Lower Egypt during the end of the Second Intermediate Period. ...
They tolerated other lines of kings within the country, both those of the 17th dynasty and the various minor Hyksos who made up the 16th dynasty.
Apepi II The Hyksos, sometimes referred to as the Shepherd Kings or Desert Princes, sacked the old capital of Memphis and built their capital at Avaris, in the Delta.
The dynasty consisted of five or six kings, the best-known being Apepi I, who reigned for up to 40 years.
A vase belonging to his daughter, Herit, was found in the tomb of Amenhotep I, which would indicate that at some point his daughter may have been married to a Theban king.
Although he may have possibly even been the suzerain over Upper Egypt during the beginning of his reign, the 17th Dynasty eventually assumed dominance, and the Hyksos were driven out of Egypt no more than 15 years after his death.
Awoserre Apepi may or may not have been the same person as Aqenienre Apepi.
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