Candace
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Candace is the Greco-Roman rendering of the royal title "Kandake," historically used for queens or queen mothers of the ancient Kingdom of Kush in Nubia.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greco-Roman name
ⓘ
royal title ⓘ |
| appearsIn | classical sources ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kingdom of Kush
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nubia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Greco-Roman historiography
ⓘ
Kushite culture ⓘ |
| denotes |
queen
ⓘ
queen mother ⓘ |
| equivalentTitle | Kandake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologicallyRelatedTo | Kandake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderAssociation | female ⓘ |
| geographicalScope |
Meroitic Kush
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Nile region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedBy | Kushite elites ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | antiquity ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | ancient Nubia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFormOf | Kandake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
African antiquity
ⓘ
Nubian monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Kushite royal court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | Kandake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInSociety | designation of royal female authority ⓘ |
| semanticField |
queenship
ⓘ
royalty ⓘ |
| titleFor | female monarch ⓘ |
| typeOf |
hereditary royal style
ⓘ
monarchical title ⓘ |
| usedFor |
queen mothers of Kush
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ruling queens of Kush ⓘ |
| usedIn | Greco-Roman world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kandake