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Kush reached the apex of its power c. 739 –656 BCE, when the Kushite kings also ruled as the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt. The kingdom remained a powerful state in its heartland after Kushite rule in Egypt was terminated and it survived for another millennium until its collapse c. 350 CE. Egyptian culture heavily influenced Kush in terms of ...
Geographically, Kush referred to the region south of the first cataract in general. Kush also was the home of the rulers of the 25th Dynasty. [17] The name Kush, since at least the time of Josephus, has been connected with the biblical character Cush, in the Hebrew Bible (Hebrew: כּוּשׁ), son of Ham (Genesis 10:6).
Pages in category "Kings of Kush" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. + List of monarchs of Kush; A.
Kings of Kush (11 C, 12 P) Kushite cities (7 P) Q. Queens of Kush (1 C, 34 P) T. Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt (1 C, 10 P) V. Viceroys of Kush (29 P)
King Piye - Thought to be a son of Kashta. Possibly a son of Pebatjma; King Shabaka - Mentioned as a brother of Amenirdis I, and hence a son of Kashta and Pebatjma. [6] [5] Queen Khensa - Wife of Piye, thought to be a daughter of Kashta [5] and possibly Pebatjma. [6] Queen Peksater (or Pekareslo) - She was married to Piye and was buried in Abydos.
King's Son of Kush The former Kingdom of Kerma in Nubia , was a province of ancient Egypt from the 16th century BCE to 11th century BCE. During this period, the region was ruled by a viceroy who reported directly to the Egyptian Pharaoh .
Taharqa, also spelled Taharka or Taharqo (Ancient Egyptian: 𓇿𓉔𓃭𓈎, romanized: tꜣhrwq, Akkadian: Tar-qu-ú, Hebrew: תִּרְהָקָה, romanized: Tīrhāqā, Manetho's Tarakos, Strabo's Tearco), was a pharaoh of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt and qore (king) of the Kingdom of Kush (present day Sudan) from 690 to 664 BC.
Natakamani, also called Aqrakamani, [1] was a king of Kush who reigned from Meroë in the middle of the 1st century CE. [1] He ruled as co-regent together with his mother Amanitore. [1] Natakamani is the best attested ruler of the Meroitic period. [2] He and Amanitore may have been contemporaries of the Roman emperor Nero. [1]