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Shabataka

Type Figure Region Egypt Time c. -730–-690 Also known as Shabataka、Shebitku、Shebitqo

Shabataka was a pharaoh of Kush's Twenty-fifth Dynasty, reigning c. 707–690 BCE, nephew of Shabataqa;…

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  1. c. -707–-698Memphis · EgyptSucceeded Shabataka, continuing Kushite pharaonic rule over Egypt and maintaining Twenty-fifth Dynasty administrative and religious systems in Memphis and Thebes.
  2. c. -698–-690Thebes · Upper EgyptFacing the threat of Assyrian eastward expansion, gradually handed military command to Taharqa in his later reign, completing the internal dynastic power transition and preparing his successor to resist Assyrian invasion.

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