Kandake
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Kandake was the royal title used for powerful queen mothers and ruling queens of the ancient Nubian kingdom of Kush.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kandake of Kush | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nobility title
ⓘ
royal title ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
queen mothers
ⓘ
ruling queens ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Amun worship
ⓘ
Kushite religion NERFINISHED ⓘ Meroitic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Meroë NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorityType |
administrative authority
ⓘ
military leadership ⓘ religious authority ⓘ |
| biblicalReference | Acts of the Apostles 8:27 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
African royal titles
ⓘ
Titles of national or ethnic leadership ⓘ |
| culture | Nubian culture ⓘ |
| etymologyStatus | uncertain origin ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | female ⓘ |
| governs | Kingdom of Kush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | example of matrilineal royal power ⓘ |
| languageForm | Meroitic language ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Christian Bible
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greco-Roman sources ⓘ |
| notableBearer |
Amanirenas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amanishakheto NERFINISHED ⓘ Amanitore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oftenDepictedAs | warrior queen ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | monarchy ⓘ |
| positionInGovernment | monarch ⓘ |
| powerStatus | sovereign authority ⓘ |
| region |
Nubia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
consort of the king
ⓘ
female ruler ⓘ queen mother ⓘ |
| successionRelation | mother of the king ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
female political power
ⓘ
royal motherhood ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st millennium BCE
ⓘ
1st millennium CE ⓘ ancient period ⓘ |
| titleScope | Kushite royal family ⓘ |
| transliterationVariant |
Candace
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kandace NERFINISHED ⓘ Kandake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Nubians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | Kingdom of Kush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kandake of Kush