{"slug": "twenty-fifth-dynasty-of-egypt", "label": "Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-fifth_Dynasty_of_Egypt", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q737648", "qid": "Q737648", "description": "Kushite rule in Egypt during the third intermediate period", "entries": 8, "years": 8, "span": [-751, -655], "span_label": ["752 BCE", "656 BCE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 4}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 2}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "taharqa", "label": "Taharqa", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "egypt", "label": "Egypt", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "esarhaddon", "label": "Esarhaddon", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "neo-assyrian-empire", "label": "Neo-Assyrian Empire", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "memphis-egypt", "label": "Memphis, Egypt", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "history-of-ancient-egypt", "label": "History of ancient Egypt", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "ascalon", "label": "Ascalon", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "ancient-egypt", "label": "Ancient Egypt", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "nubia", "label": "Nubia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "assyria", "label": "Assyria", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "pharaoh", "label": "Pharaoh", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "nile-delta", "label": "Nile Delta", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -751, "year_label": "752 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "752 BC—Piye succeeds Kashta as Kushite king, and conquers Egypt founding the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368385928#Events_and_trends", "title": "750s BC", "revid": 1368385928, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -727, "year_label": "728 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "728 BC: Piye invades Egypt, conquering Memphis, and receives the submission of the rulers of the Nile Delta. He founds the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363514202#720s_BC", "title": "8th century BC", "revid": 1363514202, "section": "Events › 720s BC"}}, {"year": -701, "year_label": "702 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "702 BC—Shabaka, Kushite pharaoh of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361440079#Deaths", "title": "700s BC (decade)", "revid": 1361440079, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -689, "year_label": "690 BCE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "690 BC—Taharqa, a king of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty, ascends the throne of Egypt (approximate date)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1292140577#Events_and_trends", "title": "690s BC", "revid": 1292140577, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -673, "year_label": "674 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Esarhaddon puts down a revolt in Ascalon supported by Taharqa, king of Kush and Egypt. In response, the Assyrians invade Egypt, but Taharqa is able to hold them off.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370510247#Events", "title": "674 BC", "revid": 1370510247, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": -670, "year_label": "671 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "King Esarhaddon of Assyria defeats the Kushite-Egyptian army of Pharaoh Taharqa and captures Memphis, along with a number of the royal family. He sets up a new Assyrian administration in Lower Egypt and withdraws.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370510320#Events", "title": "671 BC", "revid": 1370510320, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": -662, "year_label": "663 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "The Assyrian Empire under Ashurbanipal drives the Kushites from Egypt and conquers the country.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370510239#Events", "title": "663 BC", "revid": 1370510239, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": -655, "year_label": "656 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Psamtik I extends his control over all Egypt. The Twenty-fifth Dynasty, and subsequent Nubian period, end in Ancient Egypt.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370510215#Egypt", "title": "656 BC", "revid": 1370510215, "section": "Events › By place › Egypt"}}]}