-690 ⟶ Sphinx of Taharqa Created at Kawa

c. 690 BC-664 BC—Sphinx of Taharqa, from Temple T, Kawa, Nub...
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🛡️ Piye's Conquest of Egypt and the Foundation of the 25th Dynasty

Piye invades Egypt, conquering Memphis, and receives the submission of the rulers of the Nile Delta. He founds the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt.⟶
Piye's Conquest of Egypt and the Foundation of the 25th Dynasty (-728)
KushDynastic ChangePharaohMonarchyNew KingdomWarfare
EgyptEgyptSudanSudan

👑 Death of Pharaoh Piye

Piye, king of Napata and Egypt (25th Dynasty), r. 744–714 BC⟶
Death of Pharaoh Piye (-714)
25th DynastyPharaohKushSuccessionMonarchyGovernanceNapatan Kingdom
EgyptEgyptSudanSudan

🗿 Sphinx of Taharqa Created at Kawa

c. 690 BC-664 BC—Sphinx of Taharqa, from Temple T, Kawa, Nubia, is made. Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt. It is now kept at The British Museum, London.⟶
Sphinx of Taharqa Created at Kawa (-690)
SculptureArt History25th DynastyPharaohArt
EgyptEgyptSudanSudanUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

👑 Taharqa Becomes King of Egypt

Taharqa, a king of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty, ascends the throne of Egypt (approximate date).⟶
Taharqa Becomes King of Egypt (-690)
PharaohMonarchySuccessionDynasty
EgyptEgyptSudanSudan

👑 Death of Pharaoh Shabaka

Shabaka, king of Egypt (25th Dynasty), r. 705–690 BC⟶
Death of Pharaoh Shabaka (-690)
Pharaoh25th DynastyKingdomGovernanceSuccession
EgyptEgypt

👑 Atlanersa Ascends to the Throne of Kush

Atlanersa becomes ruler of the Napatan kingdom of Kush after the collapse of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt.⟶
Atlanersa Ascends to the Throne of Kush (-653)
KushNapatan KingdomPharaohDynastySuccessionPolitical Leadership
SudanSudanEgyptEgypt