Kashta

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Kashta was a Kushite king of Nubia in the 8th century BCE who began the expansion into Egypt that his successors, including Shabaka, would complete.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Kushite king
historical figure
monarch
appointed Amenirdis I as Divine Adoratrice of Amun NERFINISHED
assertedControlOver Thebes NERFINISHED
associatedDeity Amun NERFINISHED
associatedWithDynasty Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED
burialPlace Nuri region (attributed, debated) NERFINISHED
capital Napata NERFINISHED
child Amenirdis I NERFINISHED
Piye NERFINISHED
contemporaryWith Theban rulers of the 23rd Dynasty
country Kingdom of Kush NERFINISHED
culture Kushite NERFINISHED
dynasty Kushite royal house of Napata
era Third Intermediate Period of Egypt NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Nubian NERFINISHED
expandedInto Upper Egypt NERFINISHED
historicalRole foundational ruler for Kushite control of Egypt
influencedRegion Thebes NERFINISHED
knownFor beginning Kushite expansion into Egypt
extending Kushite influence into Upper Egypt
predecessor of the 25th Dynasty pharaohs in Egypt
language Old Nubian (likely) and Egyptian (administrative and religious)
legacy laid groundwork for Kushite rule over all of Egypt
occupation king
placeOfRule Napata NERFINISHED
Nubia NERFINISHED
Upper Nubia NERFINISHED
politicalStrategy control of Theban priesthood of Amun
powerBase Napata and surrounding Nubian territories
precededBy earlier Napatan rulers (names uncertain)
predecessorOf Piye NERFINISHED
Shabaka NERFINISHED
region Nubia NERFINISHED
Upper Nile Valley NERFINISHED
reignPeriod 8th century BCE
reignStart 8th century BCE
relative Shabaka NERFINISHED
religion ancient Egyptian religion
successor Piye NERFINISHED
successorState Kushite-ruled Egypt under the 25th Dynasty
title King of Kush NERFINISHED
King of Nubia NERFINISHED
usedRoyalTitulary Egyptian-style royal titles
usedWritingSystem Egyptian hieroglyphs NERFINISHED

Referenced by (4)

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Piye father Kashta
Shabaka father Kashta
Piye predecessor Kashta