Taharqa, also spelled Taharka or Taharqo (Ancient Egyptian: 𓇿𓉔𓃭𓈎, romanized: tꜣhrwq, Akkadian: Tar-qu-ú, Hebrew: תִּרְהָקָה, romanized: Tīrhāqā, Manetho's Tarakos, Strabo's Tearco), was a pharaoh of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt and qore (king) of the Kingdom of Kush (present day Sudan) from 690 to 664 BC.

Taharqa (flourished 7th century bce) was the fourth king (reigned 690–664 bce) of the 25th dynasty of ancient Egypt (see ancient Egypt: The 24th and 25th dynasties). Taharqa succeeded his cousin Shebitku on the throne.

Nov 5, 2024 · Pharaoh Taharqa, a distinguished ruler of Egypt’s Twenty-fifth Dynasty and king of the Kingdom of Kush, reigned from 690 to 664 BCE. His life and reign are marked by profound cultural and political influence over Egypt and Kush (modern-day Sudan).

Jan 29, 2016 · Taharqa was the son of Piye and the cousin and successor of Shebitku. He was a pharaoh of the Ancient Egyptian 25th dynasty and king of the Kingdom of Kush in Northern Sudan. He reigned between 690 and 664 BC.

Jan 27, 2021 · Both a pharaoh of Egypt and a king of Kush (in present-day Sudan), Taharqa (meaning “young man” or “young warrior”) was the son of Piankhi (or Piye), the king of the Kushites who conquered Egypt in 744 and founded its …

Taharqa (reigned ca. 688-ca. 663 B.C.) was a Nubian pharaoh of Egypt. He was the last ruler of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty, the so-called Ethiopian Dynasty, and was driven out of Lower Egypt by the Assyrians as they began to conquer Egypt.

Taharqa, also spelled Taharka or Taharqo (Ancient Egyptian: 𓇿𓉔𓃭𓈎, romanized: tꜣhrwq, Akkadian: Tar-qu-ú, Hebrew: תִּרְהָקָה, romanized: Tīrhāqā, Manetho's Tarakos, Strabo's Tearco), was a pharaoh of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt and qore (king) of the Kingdom of Kush (present day Sudan) from 690 to 664

Jan 15, 2025 · But Taharqa, who ruled from 690 B.C. to 664 B.C., was not Egyptian. He was a Nubian from the Kingdom of Kush in what is now Sudan. He was one of the Nubian pharaohs of the 25th Dynasty. They ruled Egypt for almost 100 years.

Taharqa, who reigned from approximately 690 to 664 BCE, was a significant pharaoh of the 25th Dynasty and a king of Kush. His reign was marked by military campaigns to defend Egypt against the Assyrian Empire, extensive building projects that contributed to a cultural renaissance, and efforts to maintain the sovereignty and cultural heritage of ...

King Taharqa, a prominent ruler of the ancient Kingdom of Kush (25th Dynasty), left an indelible mark on Nubian and Egyptian history. Reigning in the 7th century BC, he extended Kushite influence to Egypt, countering Assyrian expansion.