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Shabaka

Type Figure Region Egypt Time c. -741–-690 Also known as Shabaka、Shabako、Neferkare Shabaka、Sabacon

Shabaka (also Shabako) was a pharaoh of the Kushite Twenty-fifth Dynasty, throne name Neferkare, reigning c.…

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  1. c. -705–-698Thebes · Upper EgyptHe succeeded Shebitku, consolidating Kushite rule from Nubia to the Delta and using Thebes as the main center for governing Egypt. The Tayinwari inscription of Sargon II shows that the king of Egypt reigning in 706 BCE was Shebitku, so Shabaka's accession was no earlier than c. 705 BCE.
  2. c. -698–-690Karnak · Upper EgyptHe undertook major building works at Thebes, especially Karnak, and ordered Old Kingdom texts to be transcribed onto the Shabaka Stone. He died c. 690 BCE, was buried in the pyramid at el-Kurru (Ku 15), and was succeeded by Taharqa.

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