1583–1663
Biography · Leadership
Piye
c. 8th century BCE
Nubia / Kush (Sudan)
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Biography
Piye led Kushite forces north from Nubia to defeat Egypt's fractured rulers, uniting the Nile valley under Kushite rule and beginning the era of Black pharaohs.
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c. 1280–c. 1337
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