Piye's Conquest of Upper Egypt

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1. c. -728Napata · NubiaClaiming to be the chosen of Amun, Piye led his army north from the Kushite capital Napata, proclaiming the restoration of Egypt's orthodox order and campaigning against northern lords who were irreverent to Amun and had established independent rule.
2. c. -728Hermopolis · Middle EgyptPiye's forces besieged and defeated warlords such as Nimlot, successively capturing fortress cities including Hermopolis and Heracleopolis, gaining control of the line from Upper Egypt to Memphis.
3. c. -728Temple of Amun at Napata · NubiaPiye erected a victory stele at the Temple of Amun at Napata, with a lengthy inscription detailing the course of the campaign, the submission of the lords, and the dedication of spoils; it became a core historical source for the founding of the Twenty-Fifth Dynasty, and the stele is now housed in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.