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Piye
Piye (also interpreted as Pānkhi, Piankhy, Paiānkhi, Piānkhi, or Paānkhi) was an ancient Kushite king and founder of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt, who ruled Egypt during 744–714 BC. He ruled from the city of Napata, located deep in Nubia, modern-day Sudan.
Shabaka
Neferkare Shabaka, or Shabako (Meroitic: 𐦰𐦲𐦡𐦐𐦲 (sha-ba-ka), Egyptian: 𓆷𓃞𓂓 šꜣ bꜣ kꜣ, Assyrian: 50px Ša-ba-ku-u, Šabakû ) was the third Kushite pharaoh of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt, who reigned from 705 to 690 BC. The Greek sources (which include both Herodotus and Manetho) call him Sabakōn (Σαβακῶν) or, more likely, given current understanding of the order of kings and the stated reign-lengths, Sebikhōs (Σεβιχὼς). He ruled from the city of Napata, located deep in Nubia, modern-day Sudan. His burial at el-Kurru (Tomb Ku 15).
Bakenranef
Bakenranef, known by the ancient Greeks as Bocchoris (Ancient Greek: , ; Latin: ) or Bochchoris (, ; Latin: ) was briefly a king of the 24th Dynasty of Egypt. Based at Sais in the western Delta, he ruled Lower Egypt from c. 725 to 720 BC. Though the Ptolemaic period Egyptian historian Manetho considers him the sole member of the 24th Dynasty, modern scholars include his father Tefnakht in that dynasty. Although Sextus Julius Africanus quotes Manetho as stating that "Bocchoris" ruled for six years, some modern scholars again differ and assign him a shorter reign of only five years, based on evi
Tefnakhte
Shepsesre Tefnakht (in ) was a prince of Sais and founder of the relatively short Twenty-fourth Dynasty of Egypt; he rose to become a Chief of the Ma in his home city. He is thought to have reigned roughly 732 BCE to 725 BCE, or seven years. Tefnakht I first began his career as the "Great Chief of the West" and Prince of Sais and was a late contemporary of the last ruler of the 22nd Dynasty: Shoshenq V. Tefnakht I was actually the second ruler of Sais; he was preceded by Osorkon C, who is attested by several documents mentioning him as this city's Chief of the Ma and Army Leader, according to
Shebitku
Shebitku or Shabataka (, , or ) also known as Shebitqo, was the second pharaoh of the Kushite Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt who ruled from 714 BC – 705 BC. He was a son of Piye, the founder of this dynasty. Shebitku's prenomen or throne name, Djedkare, means "Enduring is the Soul of Re." Shebitku's queen was Arty, who was a daughter of king Piye, according to a fragment of statue JE 49157 of the High Priest of Amun Haremakhet, son of Shabaka, found in the temple of the Goddess Mut in Karnak.
Shoshenq III
Egyptian pharaoh of the 22th Dynasty
Pami
Usermaatre-setepenre Pami-meryamun (Egyptian wsr-mȝʿt-rʿ stp-n-rʿ pȝ-my mrj-jmn) was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 22nd Dynasty who ruled for 7 years. "Pami" in Egyptian, means "the Cat" or "He who belongs to the Cat [Bastet]".
Rudamun
Rudamun was the final pharaoh of the Twenty-third Dynasty of Egypt. His titulary simply reads as Usermaatre Setepenamun, Rudamun Meryamun, and excludes the Si-Ese or Netjer-Heqawaset epithets employed by his father and brother.
Osorkon III
Egyptian pharaoh
Osorkon IV
Egyptian pharaoh
Takelot III
Egyptian pharaoh
Shoshenq V
Egyptian pharaoh
Sheshonk IV
Egyptian pharaoh
Shoshenq VI
Egyptian pharaoh
Iuput II
Egyptian pharaoh
Ini
Egyptian pharaoh
Iuput I
Egyptian pharaoh
Sehetepibenre Pedubast
sovereign
Peftjauawybast
Peftjauawybast or Peftjaubast was an ancient Egyptian ruler ("king") of Herakleopolis Magna during the 25th Dynasty.
Ammeris
Ammeris (Ancient Greek: ) was a governor of Sais attributed to the so-called "Proto-Saite Dynasty" of ancient Egypt.
Djehutyemhat
Djehutyemhat,,also can be spelled as Thotemhat, or Thutemhat, was an ancient Egyptian ruler ("king") of Hermopolis during the 25th Dynasty.
Nimlot of Hermopolis
Egyptian ruler
Gemenefkhonsbak
Shepseskare-irenre Gemenefkhonsbak was an ancient Egyptian king of the Tanite 23rd Dynasty.
Shoshenq VII
Egyptian king
Penamun
Merytawy Penamun was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh whose datation is extremely uncertain.