Nubia

region along the Nile river, which is located in northern Sudan and southern Egypt

17 dated entries naming Nubia, drawn from 17 separate years between 1953 BCE and 974 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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20th century BC

1953 BCE1953 BC: Senusret I launches a military campaign against Lower Nubia and conquers the region down to the Second Cataract.source
1913 BCE1913 BC – 1903 BC: Egyptian-Nubian war.source

19th century BC

1860 BCEc. 1860 BC: Senusret III inspects the Nubian frontier, he leads four punitive campaigns against the Nubians.source

8th century BC

730 BCE730 BC: Piye succeeds his father Kashta as king of the Nubian kingdom of Napata.source

7th century BC

656 BCEPsamtik I extends his control over all Egypt. The Twenty-fifth Dynasty, and subsequent Nubian period, end in Ancient Egypt.source

4th century BC

343 BCEThe King of Persia, Artaxerxes III, personally leads the Persian forces invading Egypt. The Persians are keen to access Egypt's gold and corn supplies. The town of Pelusium in the Nile Delta puts up resistance, but Pharaoh Nectanebo II is forced to retreat to Memphis. As the situation deteriorates, Nectanebo II leaves for exile in Nubia. His departure marks the end of the 30th Dynasty, the last native house to rule Egypt.source

1st century BC

23 BCEThe Nubians, led by queen Kandake Amanirenas, take the initiative against the Roman Empire, and attack the Roman province of Egypt moving towards Elephantine.source
22 BCEThe Roman governor of Egypt, Gaius Petronius, marches up the Nile with legions XXII Deiotariana and III Cyrenaica, and destroys the Nubian capital of Napata.source

1st century

1AD 1 – Amanishakheto, queen of Kush (Nubia)source
50Christianity is introduced throughout Nubia by a high official of Queen Judith.source

6th century

569The Nubian kingdom of Alodia is converted to Christianity by Byzantine missionaries (according to John of Ephesus).source
600Nubian rulers become Christian (approximate date).source

7th century

642Battle of Dongola: 'Amr ibn al-'As sends an Arab expedition of 20,000 horsemen, under his cousin Uqba ibn Nafi, to Makuria (Southern Egypt). The Nubians strike hard against the Muslims near Dongola with hit-and-run attacks. The Arab incursions into Nubia are temporarily halted.source
652Uthman ibn Affan establishes a treaty (the Baqt) between the Christian Nubians and the Muslims in Egypt, that lasts for six centuries, including the tribute of 400 slaves annually.source
656Abdullah ibn Sa'ad, governor of Upper Egypt, dies after a 12-year regime in which he has defeated neighboring Nubia.source

8th century

719The Church of Nubia transfers its allegiance, from the Eastern Orthodox Church to the Coptic Church (approximate date).source

10th century

974The Qarmatians are defeated north of Cairo by Fatimid forces under General Jawhar al-Siqilli. He consolidates Fatimid rule and sends a legation to the Christian land of Nubia to secure the southern border of Egypt. Arab traders introduce Islam to the population, which gradually supplants Christianity.source