Pianchi

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Pianchi was a Kushite king who founded Egypt’s Twenty-fifth Dynasty by conquering and unifying much of the Nile Valley in the 8th century BCE.

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Pianchi canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Kushite king ⓘ
Nubian king ⓘ
ancient ruler ⓘ
pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Piankhi ⓘ
Piye ⓘ
assertedAuthorityOver Delta rulers ⓘ
Memphis ⓘ
Thebes ⓘ
associatedWith Amun ⓘ
burialPlace el-Kurru ⓘ
linked to: El-Kurru
burialType pyramid tomb ⓘ
capital Napata ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Kush ⓘ
culture Kushite ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Kush

ancient Egyptian ⓘ
dynastyFounded Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
era Third Intermediate Period of Egypt ⓘ
ethnicGroup Nubian ⓘ
linked to: Nubians
historicalSignificance initiated Nubian rule over Egypt ⓘ
restored centralized authority in Egypt after fragmentation ⓘ
houseOrDynasty Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
inscriptionLanguage Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ
knownFor conquering much of the Nile Valley ⓘ
founding Egypt’s Twenty-fifth Dynasty ⓘ
unifying Upper and Lower Egypt under Kushite rule ⓘ
militaryCampaign campaign against Tefnakht of Sais ⓘ
campaign against the rulers of Lower Egypt ⓘ
notableWork Victory stela of Piye ⓘ
politicalGoal reunification of Egypt under Kushite rule ⓘ
predecessor Kashta ⓘ
promoted cult of Amun ⓘ
regionOfActivity Nile Valley ⓘ
reignedInCentury 8th century BCE ⓘ
religion ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
ruledRegion Lower Egypt ⓘ
Nubia ⓘ
Upper Egypt ⓘ
successor Shabaka ⓘ
title King of Kush ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Kush

Pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ

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