Alara of Nubia

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Alara of Nubia was an early Kushite king credited with founding the Napatan dynasty and laying the foundations for the later Nubian control of Egypt’s 25th Dynasty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Kushite king
ancient Nubian ruler
associatedDeity Amun of Napata NERFINISHED
associatedWith Jebel Barkal NERFINISHED
burialPlace el-Kurru NERFINISHED
burialType tumulus grave
capital Napata NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of Kush NERFINISHED
creditedWith founding the Napatan dynasty
laying foundations for Nubian control of Egypt’s 25th Dynasty
culture Kushite
Nubian
dynastyFounded Napatan dynasty NERFINISHED
ethnicity Nubian
gender male
historicalRole ancestor figure of the 25th Dynasty of Egypt
historicity partly reconstructed from later textual and archaeological evidence
knownFrom genealogical references of 25th Dynasty kings
later Napatan royal inscriptions
languageContext Old Nubian and Egyptian cultural sphere
legacy considered a founding hero in Nubian royal tradition
established royal line that later ruled Egypt as the 25th Dynasty
notableFor early consolidation of Kushite power at Napata
partOf Napatan period of Kush NERFINISHED
politicalRole unifier of early Napatan Kush
predecessor early pre-Napatan Kushite rulers
regionRuled Nubia NERFINISHED
Upper Nubia NERFINISHED
religion ancient Kushite religion
royalHouse Napatan royal house NERFINISHED
successor Kashta NERFINISHED
timePeriod early 1st millennium BCE
timePeriodApproximate 9th century BCE

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Kushite royal family notableMember Alara of Nubia