Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt
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The Twenty-fifth Dynasty of ancient Egypt originated in Kush at the city-state of Napata, whence they invaded and took control of Egypt under Piye (spelled Piankhi in older works). Manetho does not mention either the first king Piye, or the last king Tantamani, although inscriptions exist to attest to the existence of both. This dynasty is often considered part of the Third Intermediate Period.
The following chronology follows recent research by Dan'el Kahn[1] which suggests that Shebitku was king of Egypt by 707/706 BC. This is based on evidence from an inscription of the Assyrian king Sargon II, which was found in modern day Northwestern Iran and dated to 706 BC. This inscription calls Shebitku the king of Melunha, and states that he sent back to Assyria a rebel named Iamanni in handcuffs. Kahn's arguments have been widely accepted by many Egyptologists including Rolf Krauss, and Aidan Dodson[2] and other scholars at the SCIEM 2000 (Synchronisation of Civilisations of the Eastern Mediterranean in the Second Millennium B.C.) project with the notable exception of Kenneth Kitchen and Manfred Bietak at present.
| Name | Dates |
|---|---|
| Alara | 780-760 |
| Kashta | – |
| Piye | c. 752 BC – 721 BC |
| Shabaka | 721 BC – 707 BC |
| Shebitku | 707 BC – 690 BC |
| Taharqa | 690 – 664 BC |
| Tantamani | 664 – 656 BC (died 653 BC) |
Starting from the reign of Taharqa onwards, the kings of this dynasty were driven back into Nubia, at first by the Assyrians, then by the kings of the Twenty-Sixth Dynasty. Their successors came to settle in Nubia, where they established a kingdom at Napata (656 - 590 BC) then later at Meroë (590 BC - 4th century AD).
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- (French) Voyage au pays des pharaons noirs Travel in Sudan : pictures and notes on the nubian history
