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Taharqa

Type Figure Region Egypt Time c. -710–-664 Also known as Taharqa、Taharka、Tirhakah

Taharqa was a pharaoh of Kush (Nubia) and the Twenty-fifth Dynasty, ruling Egypt from about 690 to 664 BCE.…

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  1. c. -690–-680Memphis · EgyptSucceeded Piye as overlord of Egypt and Nubia, exercised pharaonic power at Memphis and Thebes, and promoted large-scale temple expansion projects.
  2. c. -680–-664Napata · NubiaFacing invasions by Assyria's Esarhaddon and Ashurbanipal, he withdrew from Egypt after defeats at the Battle of Nile and elsewhere, retreating to Napata to continue ruling Nubia.

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