# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/horemheb
# Generated: 2026-08-31T17:32:06.434Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/horemheb"
name: "Horemheb"
slug: "horemheb"
description: "The general who erased a dynasty. Horemheb rose from common birth to command Egypt's armies, then seized the throne and systematically dismantled the monuments of the pharaohs he'd served — rewriting history to close the Amarna chapter."
tagline: "Final pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/StatueOfHoremhebAndTheGodHorus-DetailOfHoremheb01_KunsthistorischesMuseum_Nov13-10.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "-1350"
deathDate: "-1292"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Horemheb commanded Egypt's military under Tutankhamun and Ay, the last fragile rulers of a dynasty fractured by Akhenaten's religious upheaval. When Ay died around 1319 BC, the general took the throne himself, claiming no royal blood beyond a disputed marriage to Ay's daughter. He ruled for at least 14 years, adopting the title "Mighty Bull, Ready in Plans" and setting about restabilizing a country still reeling from the Amarna Period. He tore down Akhenaten's monuments, recycled the stone for his own projects, and carved his name over Tutankhamun's and Ay's works. He issued the Edict of Horemheb, a legal reform aimed at stamping out corruption. With no surviving sons, he named his vizier Paramessu as heir — the man who would become Ramesses I and open the next dynasty.