The Kingdom of Kush, also known as the Kushite Empire, or simply Kush, was an ancient kingdom in Nubia, centered along the Nile Valley in what is now northern Sudan and southern Egypt. Its ruler Piye invaded Lower Egypt, establishing the Kushite-ruled Twenty-fifth Dynasty, and the power of that dynasty reached a climax under his successor Taharqa, when the Nile valley empire was as large as it had been since the New Kingdom. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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CapitalNapata (later Meroe from 591 BC) 1 Capital moved to Meroe in 591 BC. Start YearInfobox gives a circa BC founding year; stored as a negative Int per house BC/BCE convention. Government type (class) Classification
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Source Kingdom of Kush (Wikipedia)
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Additional Source Kingdom of Kush (Wikipedia)Body section on the founding of the 25th Dynasty
Additional Source Kingdom of Kush (Wikipedia)Body section on the 25th Dynasty climax
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1. Kingdom of Kush (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead/body section on the 25th Dynasty
His successor Piye invaded Lower Egypt, establishing the Kushite-ruled Twenty-fifth Dynasty
Infobox (founded)
c. 780 BC
Infobox (dissolved)
c. 350 AD
Infobox (capital)
Napata (later moved to Meroe in 591 BC)
Kingdom of Kush: Status
The Kingdom of Kush, also known as the Kushite Empire, or simply Kush, was an ancient kingdom in Nubia, centered along the Nile Valley in what is now northern Sudan and southern Egypt.
- Wikipedia lead paragraph, official name/state form (w-bbfill-history3-0927)
Ruled By: Taharqa, Body section on the 25th Dynasty climax
The power of the 25th Dynasty reached a climax under Taharqa
Ruled By: Piye, Body section on the founding of the 25th Dynasty
His successor Piye invaded Lower Egypt, establishing the Kushite-ruled Twenty-fifth Dynasty
In Era: Classical Antiquity, lead paragraph and infobox, existence dates
The Kingdom of Kush, also known as the Kushite Empire, or simply Kush, was an ancient kingdom in Nubia, centered along the Nile Valley in what is now northern Sudan and southern Egypt.
View the Source Meroe (World History Encyclopedia)
World History EncyclopediaArticle body, on Meroe becoming the capitalQuote, Article body, on Meroe becoming the capital
the later capital of the Kingdom of Kush (c. 1069 BCE to c. 350 CE) after the earlier capital of Napata was sacked c. 590 BCE
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