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Jan 13, 2021 · Abstract. After the Second Intermediate Period (1730–1552 bce), the reconquest of Lower Nubia and the conquest of Upper Nubia by the Egyptian army happened in several phases during the New Kingdom, the powerful realm of Kush being supported by large African coalitions.
So too did organized states. In the place of the now-defunct kingdom of Kush, three kingdoms had emerged in the region, probably by c. 400 CE. In the north (Lower Nubia), Nobatia had its capital at Faras. In northern Lower Nubia was Makuria, with its capital at Old Dongola. And in southern Upper Nubia was the kingdom of Alwa, with its capital ...
"New Kingdom Tombs in Lower and Upper Nubia" In Handbook of Ancient Nubia edited by Dietrich Raue, 541-566. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, 2019.
Sep 27, 2020 · Alara, a King of Kush who is the first recorded prince of Nubia, founded the Napatan, or Twenty-fifth, Kushite dynasty at Napata in Nubia, now the Sudan. Alara’s successor, Kashta, extended Kushite control north to Elephantine and Thebesin Upper Egypt. Kashta’s successor, Piye, seized control of Lower Egypt around 727 BCE, creating the ...
Jan 1, 2006 · Nubia 1 has been called by various names - Upper and Lower Nubia, Kush, Land of Kush, Te-Nehesy, Nubadae, Napata and Kingdom of the Meroei. In antiquity, it was
Chronology of Egypt, Lower Nubia and Upper Nubia EGYPT LOWER NUBIA UPPER NUBIA Old Kingdom 2686-2160 BC C-Group Phase I/a 2500-2160 BC Early Kerma Period 2450-2050 BC First Intermediate Period 2160-2055 BC C-Group Phase I/b 2160-1985 BC Middle Kerma Period 2050-1750 BC Middle Kingdom 2055-1650 BC C-Group Phase II/a 1985-1650 BC Classic Kerma ...
Nubian history can be traced from c. 2000 BCE onward to 1504 AD, when Nubia was divided between Egypt and the Sennar sultanate and became Arabized. Nubia and Ancient Egypt had periods of both peace and war. Around 3500 BCE, the “A-Group” of Nubians arose, existing side-by-side with the Naqada of Upper Egypt. Nubia was first mentioned by ...
