Senusret I

Senusret I
Sesostris, Sesonchosis
Statue of Senusret I in the Cairo Museum, Egypt
Pharaoh
Reign	45 regnal years (Turin King List) 1971–1926 BC; (1920–1875 BC)
Predecessor	Amenemhat I
Successor	Amenemhat II
Royal titulary Horus name Ankhmesut ˁnḫ-msw.t Living of births Nebty name Ankhmesut ˁnḫ-msw.t Living of births Golden Horus Ankhmesut ˁnḫ-msw.t Living of births Turin canon: [...]ka …k3 Praenomen Kheperkare Ḫpr-k3-Rˁ The Ka of Ra is created Nomen Senusret S(j)-n-Wsrt Man of Wosret
Consort	Neferu III
Children	Amenemhat II, Amenemhat-ankh, Itakayt, Sebat, Neferusobek, Neferuptah
Father	Amenemhat I
Mother	Neferitatjenen[1]
Died	1926 BC (1875 BC)
Burial	Pyramid at el-Lisht
Monuments	White Chapel, Pyramid of Senusret I
Dynasty	Twelfth Dynasty

Senusret I (Middle Egyptian: z-n-wsrt; /suʀ nij ˈwas.ɾiʔ/) also anglicized as Sesostris I and Senwosret I, was the second pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt. He ruled from 1971 BC to 1926 BC (1920 BC to 1875 BC),^[2] and was one of the most powerful kings of this Dynasty. He was the son of Amenemhat I. Senusret I was known by his prenomen, Kheperkare, which means "the Ka of Re is created."^[3] He expanded the territory of Egypt allowing him to rule over an age of prosperity.^[4]