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In 2000 BCE on the upper niles south of Egypt a one of the most powerful trading empires ever, began

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Egypt raided Kush took control of some of its land and forced Kushiets to pay tribute to the Pharoah by giving gifts

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Hyksos and Thebes went to war for a period of time. Leaving Kush alone for a while

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Kush sent armies to Nuba to conquer them. Nuba could not handle them and was controlled by kush making them gain more power then they had.

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Ancient Egypt's new kingdom collapsed. Letting Kush regain its independence from Egypt

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A new line of Kushite kings was put into power. Yet still following some Egyptian traditions

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In the mid-700s BCE, Kush invaded Egypt with the upper hand because Ancient Egypt was very vulnerable. They were taking their chance to get back to egypt in this war.

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The kings of the northern side of Egypt surrendered to King Piye and Kush. Piye then declared himself Pharaoh. Making Kush's Empire extend 1,500 miles.

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King Piye died well invading Egypt after he ruled for 35 years putting the whole kingdom to morn his loss

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following King Piye's Death and the new Pharaoh's arouses. His brother Shabaka Became King

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The Assyrians invaded and attacked Egypt from Mesopotamia. The Kushites tried defending themselves but the Assyrians had the upper hand with iron weaponry. This lead the Kushites to flee out of Egypt.

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The last of the Kushites fled to Kush including the Kushite Pharaoh fled after trying for 3 years to hold of the Assyrian armies, but being overpowered and to advanced.

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⬆️This is a picture of kush making defenses against Egypt ⬆️

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Egypt invaded Kush for a second time decimating Kush's capital, Napata. So Kush had to find a new capital in Meroe a safe distance from Napata and a safe distance from Egypt.

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The Romans conquered Egypt in the process of expanding their empire. The Romans later demanded tribute from Kush. The Kushites led an attack on several Roman forts on Kush's borders and continued the war with Rome. After 3 years of fighting Rome signed a peace treaty.

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Kush finally fell after being one of the most powerful empires Africa had ever seen. They fell to invaders from the African country of Ethiopia.

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https://smarthistory.org/king-piye-kushite-egypt/#:~:text=In%20716%20B.C.E.,Shabako%20(716%E2%80%93702%20B.C.E.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnOtW_6NLqA&t=4s

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Who was king Piye?

Piye, also called Piankhy (747-716 B.C.E.) and Kushite ruler of the Napatan period, laid the foundations for the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt (747-656 B.C.E.). He seized control of Upper Egypt within the first decade of his reign, and his sister Amenirdis I was adopted by Shepenwepet I as the next God's Wife of Amun, thus acquiring Theban territories previously controlled by Osorkon III. In 728 B.C.E., when Tefnakht, the prince of Sais, created an alliance of Delta rulers to counter the growing Nubian threat, Piye swept northwards and defeated the northern coalition. His successful campaign is described on his Victory stela.

In 716 B.C.E. Piye died after a reign of over thirty years. He was buried in an Egyptian style pyramid tomb at El-Kurru, accompanied by a number of horses, which were greatly prized by the Nubians of the Napatan period. Piye was succeeded by his brother Shabako (716-702 B.C.E.) who re-conquered Egypt and took full pharaonic titles, establishing himself as the ruler of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of all Egypt.

An Egyptian textile that tells of a Kushite king

Vast quantities of linen were used in the daily rituals of Egyptian temples. Some of this linen was donated, often inscribed with the name of the donor. This piece of high quality linen was donated by the Kushite king Piye to a temple of Amun-Re, possibly at Karnak. A column of inscription, close to the fringed edge of the cloth, gives the king's titles and a year date, presumably the year of king Piye's reign.

The year date is fragmentary. Two symbols for the number '10' survive, indicating that the date must be higher than Year 20. The most likely reading of the group is 'Year 30', but 'Year 40' has also been proposed. In either case, this is the highest known year of reign for this king.

The relatively good condition of the cloth suggests that it found its way into a tomb. Food offerings in temples were returned to the priests once the gods had magically taken what they wanted. The same was the case for other items used in everyday cult activities. When linen cloths became too old to use, they could be given to priests for their burials, although some might have been given directly to favored officials by the king.

Objects that speak to the Kushite royal family

This hinge is of massive proportions, and probably belonged to one of the many monumental doorways of a Theban temple. Although there are extensive remains of the stone parts of these structures, little remains of the door and doorway furniture and fittings, which were often taken down and reused.

The hinge is inscribed with the names of Amenirdis I and Shepenwepet II, both of whom successively held the office of God's Wife of Amun. Amenirdis was the sister of King Piye, who was the first major ruler in Egypt of the Kushite Dynasty (referred to as the Twenty-fifth Dynasty). He installed his sister in this important religious office in order to maintain control of the southern region of Egypt, administered from Thebes. The holder of the office was celibate, and the successor was adopted by the current holder. Amenirdis adopted Piye's daughter, her own niece, Shepenwepet II.

The names of the women appear in cartouches because they were considered to be the spouses of the god, and also because they were members of the Kushite royal family. The name of Piye, in the central cartouche, has been deliberately erased. This was probably done during the Twenty-sixth Dynasty when native Egyptian rule was restored.

King Taharqa introduced more Egyptian elements to burial

Egypt was brought partially under Kushite domination by Piye (reigned about 747-716 B.C.E.). On his commemorative stela he claims that he was acting with the blessing of the god Amun to restore order to the country. At the time, Egypt was politically divided into small areas, governed by local dynasts who often styled themselves as kings.

It was the ambition of Piye and his successors to restore Egypt to greatness. Unfortunately, their intervention in political affairs in Palestine brought Egypt to the attention of the Assyrian empire. King Taharqa (690-664 BC) eventually lost Egypt to the Assyrians. The country was regained only briefly by his successor Tanutamun (664-656 B.C.E.).

The early Kushite kings were buried on beds placed on stone platforms within their pyramids. These structures were based on the pyramidia of Egyptian private tombs of the New Kingdom (about 1550-1070 B.C.E.), but the burials were entirely Kushite. Taharqa introduced more Egyptian elements to the burial, such as mummification, coffins and sarcophagi of Egyptian origin, as well as the provision of figures. These figures were in the style of the Middle and New Kingdoms, the era that the Kushites considered as the height of Egyptian culture. The use of stone, an obsolete early shabti-formula and the rugged features of these large shabti are characteristic of early examples.

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Additional resources:
J.H. Taylor, Egypt and Nubia (London, The British Museum Press, 1991)

R. Parkinson, Cracking codes: the Rosetta St (London, The British Museum Press, 1999)

J. B. Greene, Fouilles exécutées à Thèbes da (Paris, Firmin Didot frères, 1855)

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King Piye and the Kushite control of Egypt

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In 716 B.C.E. Kushite king Piye died and was buried in an Egyptian style pyramid tomb at El-Kurru