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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.
Kingdom of Kush domain in 400 BCE, in the Upper ... This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total. K. Kerma culture (1 C, 7 P) Kings of Kush (11 C ...
Abydos King List of Seti I (19th Dynasty); carved on limestone. Very detailed, but omitting some of the Kings from First Intermediate Period and all the kings from Second Intermediate Period of Egypt. Abydos King List of Ramesses II (19th Dynasty); carved on limestone. Very selective, today damaged. Ramesseum king list (19th Dynasty); carved on ...
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.
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.
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 .