Shabaka Reunites the Nile Valley
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Government and Politics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Kings, Queens, Kingdoms, Monarchy, Empires, Dynasties, Pharaohs
- Curriculum: African History, Middle Eastern History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Egypt, Sudan
- Date: c. 712-698
Article abstract: Shabaka, successor to the Kushite ruler Piye, moved his capital to Thebes and assumed the title of pharaoh over all of Egypt and Kush.
Summary of Event
In the early years of the New Kingdom (c. 1570-c. 1069 b.c.e.), Egypt conquered and annexed all of the Nubian territory to its south down to the Fourth Cataract (rapids) of the Nile River, the land called Kush. Between the eleventh and eighth century b.c.e., rival Egyptian dynasties split up the country while power weakened, resulting in a gradual withdrawal of administration from Nubia....
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