Piye
Piye (once transliterated as Pankhy or Piankhi; d. 714 BC) was an ancient Kushite king and founder of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt, who ruled Egypt from 744–714 BC. He ruled from the city of Napata, located deep in Nubia, modern-day Sudan.
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Drawing of the upper part of the victory stele of pharaoh Piye. The lunette on the top depicts Piye being tributed by various Lower Egypt rulers, and the text describes his successful invasion of Egypt. While the stela itself dates back to Piye's reign in the Twenty-fifth Dynasty, it also describes events from the Twenty-third Dynasty. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Reign | 744–714 BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Kashta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Shebitku | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Consort | Tabiry, Abar, Khensa, Peksater | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Pharaoh Taharqa, God's Wife Shepenupet II, Queen Qalhata, Queen Arty, Queen Tabekenamun, Queen Naparaye, Queen Takahatenamun, Har, Khaliut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Father | King Kashta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mother | Possibly Queen Pebatjma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burial | el-Kurru | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monuments | Stelae at Jebel Barkal, enlargement of Temple of Amun, Jebel Barkal, Pyramid at El-Kurru | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dynasty | 25th Dynasty | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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