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Tantamani

Type Figure Region Egypt Time c. -680–-653 Also known as Tantamani、Tanutamun、Tanutamon

Tantamani was the last pharaoh of Kush's Twenty-fifth Dynasty, reigning c. 664–653 BCE;…

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  1. c. -664–-660Memphis · EgyptAfter Taharqa, he advanced north from Napata, taking advantage of Assyria's withdrawal from Egypt to capture Memphis and Thebes, briefly restoring Kushite pharaonic rule over Egypt.
  2. c. -660–-653Napata · NubiaAfter being defeated by Psamtik I of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty, he withdrew from Egypt and retreated to Napata to continue ruling Nubia, becoming the last Kushite ruler to govern Egypt as pharaoh.

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