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Taharqa

Monarchs and Rulers

Taharqa was a pharaoh of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt and qore, or king, of the Kingdom of Kush, present-day Sudan, from 690 to 664 BC.

Facts
Death Year
664 BCE 1
Wikipedia's infobox gives his death as 664 BC, year only; the infobox has no Born field at all, so no birth fact is recorded here (gap for the depth wave). Stored as a signed year following the atlas's BC convention.
Classification
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Monarch / Royalty 1
Connections

In Era

Classical Antiquity, Eras
Source Taharqa (Wikipedia)

Related To

Piye, Historical Figures

Why this is disputed. The brief named a Piye-to-Taharqa succeeded-by chain, but Piye's own infobox names Shebitku (not Taharqa) as his direct successor, and Taharqa's own cited lead states his descent from Piye is uncertain. Written as a debated dynastic related-to edge rather than an unsupported direct succession.

Additional Source Taharqa (Wikipedia)Lead section (edge: related-to Piye)

Ruled

Kingdom of Kush, Polities
Additional Source Kingdom of Kush (Wikipedia)Body section on the 25th Dynasty climax
Sources
1. Taharqa (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    was a pharaoh of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt and qore (king) of the Kingdom of Kush
  • Infobox (died)
    664 BC
  • Taharqa: Gender
    He was one of the Black Pharaohs, also called Nubian or Kushite Pharaohs, who ruled over Egypt for nearly a century.
  • Wikipedia biography, role/occupation stated in lead section (w-bbfill-history3-0927)
  • Related To: Piye, Lead section (edge: related-to Piye)
    Taharqa may have been the son of Piye, the Nubian king of Napata who had first conquered Egypt, though the relationships in this family are not completely clear
  • In Era: Classical Antiquity, Lead paragraph
    from 690 to 664 BC
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Wikidata: Taharqa
Wikidata Q315714, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Kingdom of Kush (Wikipedia)
WikipediaRuled: Kingdom of Kush, Body section on the 25th Dynasty climax
Quote, Ruled: Kingdom of Kush, Body section on the 25th Dynasty climax
The power of the 25th Dynasty reached a climax under Taharqa
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