1583–1663
Biography · Leadership
Taharqa
c. 709–664 BCE
Nubia / Kush (Sudan)
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Biography
Taharqa ruled a vast empire spanning Egypt and Nubia, expanding and restoring temples along the Nile including sites at Karnak that still stand today.
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c. 1280–c. 1337
c. 1217–c. 1255