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Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt

Kushite rule in Egypt during the third intermediate period

8 dated entries naming Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt, drawn from 8 separate years between 752 BCE and 656 BCE. 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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8th century BC

  • 752 BCE752 BC—Piye succeeds Kashta as Kushite king, and conquers Egypt founding the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt.source
  • 728 BCE728 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.source
  • 702 BCE702 BC—Shabaka, Kushite pharaoh of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egyptsource

7th century BC

  • 690 BCE690 BC—Taharqa, a king of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty, ascends the throne of Egypt (approximate date)source
  • 674 BCEEsarhaddon 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.source
  • 671 BCEKing 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.source
  • 663 BCEThe Assyrian Empire under Ashurbanipal drives the Kushites from Egypt and conquers the country.source
  • 656 BCEPsamtik I extends his control over all Egypt. The Twenty-fifth Dynasty, and subsequent Nubian period, end in Ancient Egypt.source

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