Short answers, pulled from the story.
Thutmose I was the third pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty who rose from obscurity to power as the son of a woman named Senseneb with no royal title. He ascended to the throne after the death of Amenhotep I through merit or political maneuvering rather than bloodline.
Thutmose I reigned from 1506 BC to 1493 BC and personally led military campaigns in his first year that pushed Egyptian boundaries into Nubia and the Levant. He cut a stele at Tombos in the second year of his reign to record the construction of a fortress that extended Egyptian military presence beyond Buhen.
Thutmose I expanded Egyptian influence from the fourth cataract of the Nile to the Euphrates River and as far south as Kurgus. His conquests ended Nubian independence for over 500 years and integrated the region into the empire through the appointment of Turi as viceroy of Kush.
Thutmose I built the Temple of Karnak to drastically enlarge the structure and reinforce the power and divine status of the pharaoh. He organized the construction of the fifth pylon, a hypostyle hall with cedar wood columns, and erected four flagpoles and two obelisks.
Thutmose I demonstrated personal bravery by killing the Nubian king in single combat during a rebellion in the first year of his reign. This act of personal violence against a defeated enemy served as a bold statement of power that echoed through Egyptian history.