Mind-Benders of Ancient Egyptian History
The king from the south who conquered Egypt
Around 727 BCE Piye, a king based at Napata in Nubia (in what is now Sudan), marched north and brought Egypt under his control, founding its 25th Dynasty. His campaign is recorded in vivid detail on a large granite victory stela, and kings from the south went on to rule Egypt for the better part of a century.
How we know
Piye succeeded Kashta c. 747 BCE; his conquest campaign (20th regnal year) dates c. 727 BCE, recorded on his Gebel Barkal Victory Stela; 25th (Kushite) Dynasty c. 747/727–656 BCE.
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