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.
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Death YearWikipedia'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. Role
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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
Additional Source Kingdom of Kush (Wikipedia)Body section on the 25th Dynasty climax
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1. Taharqa (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead 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
View the Source 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 climaxQuote, 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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