{"slug": "kingdom-of-kush", "label": "Kingdom of Kush", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Kush", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q241790", "qid": "Q241790", "description": "c. 1070 BCE – c. CE 350 / kingdom in Nubia (modern-day Sudan), northeast Africa", "entries": 18, "years": 17, "span": [-1159, 298], "span_label": ["1160 BCE", "298 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 11}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 4}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 2}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": [], "related": [{"slug": "meroe", "label": "Meroë", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "egypt", "label": "Egypt", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "taharqa", "label": "Taharqa", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "nile", "label": "Nile", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "jerusalem", "label": "Jerusalem", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-judah", "label": "Kingdom of Judah", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "israelites", "label": "Israelites", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "galerius", "label": "Galerius", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "nubia", "label": "Nubia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "twenty-fifth-dynasty-of-egypt", "label": "Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "neo-assyrian-empire", "label": "Neo-Assyrian Empire", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -1159, "year_label": "1160 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "1160 BC—Ancient Nubia regains independence from Egypt, after long having served as its vice-royalty since its annexation by Pharaoh Ahmose I.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1307151250#Events_and_trends", "title": "1160s BC", "revid": 1307151250, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -751, "year_label": "752 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "752 BC—Piye succeeds Kashta as Kushite king, and conquers Egypt founding the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368385928#Events_and_trends", "title": "750s BC", "revid": 1368385928, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -751, "year_label": "752 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "752 BC—Alara of Nubia, king of Kush.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368385928#Deaths", "title": "750s BC", "revid": 1368385928, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -700, "year_label": "701 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "701 BC—November 10—King Hezekiah of Judah, backed by the Kingdom of Kush, revolts against King Sennacherib of Assyria. Sennacherib sacks many Israelite cities, but fails in his attempt to take Jerusalem.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361440079#Events_and_trends", "title": "700s BC (decade)", "revid": 1361440079, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -668, "year_label": "669 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Taharqa, king of Kush, invades and reconquers Egypt from the Assyrian Empire.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372394221#Events", "title": "669 BC", "revid": 1372394221, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": -663, "year_label": "664 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Tantamani succeeds his uncle Taharqa as king of Kush.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370510244#Events", "title": "664 BC", "revid": 1370510244, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": -592, "year_label": "593 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "593 BC—Napata is sacked by the Egyptians and the Kushite capital relocates to Meroë.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368102206#Events_and_trends", "title": "590s BC", "revid": 1368102206, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -591, "year_label": "592 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "592 BC—Early history of Sudan: An Egyptian army sacks Napata, compelling the Cushite court to move to a more secure location at Meroë near the sixth cataract of the Nile.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368102206#Events_and_trends", "title": "590s BC", "revid": 1368102206, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -567, "year_label": "568 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Amtalqa succeeds his brother Aspelta as king of Kush.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353494849#Events", "title": "568 BC", "revid": 1353494849, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": -486, "year_label": "487 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Siaspiqa becomes ruler of the Kushite kingdom of Meroe, likely succeeding Amaniastabarqa.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350129368#Kush", "title": "487 BC", "revid": 1350129368, "section": "Events › By place › Kush"}}, {"year": -332, "year_label": "333 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Nastasen king of kush repelled an invasion by a Egyptian leader named \"Kambustan\", likely the rebel leader khabash and won many valuable war spoils including river faires.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361013620#Events", "title": "333 BC", "revid": 1361013620, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": -9, "year_label": "10 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Amanirenas, queen regnant of the Kingdom of Kush (approximate date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372852683#Deaths", "title": "10 BC", "revid": 1372852683, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1, "year_label": "1 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "AD 1 – Amanishakheto, queen of Kush (Nubia)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365712040#Deaths", "title": "0s", "revid": 1365712040, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 20, "year_label": "20 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Amanitore, Nubian Queen Regnant of the Kushitic Kingdom of Meroë", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369984933#20_AD", "title": "20s", "revid": 1369984933, "section": "Deaths › 20 AD"}}, {"year": 291, "year_label": "291 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Blemmyes invade the Kingdom of Kush.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1270957689#Africa", "title": "291", "revid": 1270957689, "section": "Events › By place › Africa"}}, {"year": 293, "year_label": "293 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Galerius begins a series of two campaigns in Upper Egypt against the rebel cities of Coptos and Boresis as well as the Blemmyes and Meroitic Nubians.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367495846#Roman_Empire", "title": "293", "revid": 1367495846, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 295, "year_label": "295 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Caesar Galerius completes a series of two campaigns in Upper Egypt, against the rebel cities of Coptos and Boresis, as well as the Blemmyes and Meroitic Nubians.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367879166#Roman_Empire", "title": "295", "revid": 1367879166, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 298, "year_label": "298 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Diocletian then travels into Upper Egypt and possibly campaigns on the Nubian frontier. In either this year or in 300/301, he makes agreements with the Meroitic Nubians and the Blemmyes. He agrees to pay subsidies to both peoples, and he cedes the Dodecashoenos to the Nubians on the understanding that the Nubians will defend the region against the Blemmyes.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1339920738#Roman_Empire", "title": "298", "revid": 1339920738, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}]}