List of monarchs of Kush - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is an incomplete list for rulers with the titles of Qore

Qore

Qore may refer to:*Qore, a Kush monarch*Qore , an interactive online magazine for the PlayStation Network*The Qore scripting language for SMP computing environments...

(king), and Kandake

Kandake

Kandake or Kentake, also Candace, was the title for queens and queen mothers of the ancient African Kingdom of Kush, also known as Nubia and Ethiopia....

(queen) of the Kingdom of Kush

Kingdom of Kush

The native name of the Kingdom was likely kaš, recorded in Egyptian as .The name Kash is probably connected to Cush in the Hebrew Bible , son of Ham ....

. Some of the dates are only rough estimates. While the chronological list is well known only a few monarchs have definite dates. These include those leaders who also ruled Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...

and those who ruled during famous invasions or famous trade expeditions. The others are based on estimates made by Fritz Hintze. The estimates are based on the average length of the reigns, which were then shortened or lengthened based on the size and splendour of the monarch's tomb. The assumption being that monarchs who reigned longer had more time and resources to build their burial sites. An added complication is that in recent years there have been disputes as to which monarch belongs to which tomb.

Dates are definite and accurate for the Kushite rulers of the twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt

Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt

The twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt, known as the Nubian Dynasty or the Kushite Empire, was the last dynasty of the Third Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt....

, when Egypt was invaded and absorbed by the Kushite Empire. The dates also are certain for kings Aspelta

Aspelta

Aspelta was a ruler of the kingdom of Kush .Aspelta used titles based on those of the Egyptian Pharaohs.Horus name: Neferkha Nebty Name: Neferkha...

, Arakamani, Nastasen

Nastasen

Nastasen was a king of the North African Nubian civilisation of Kush . According to a stela from Dongola his mother was named Queen Pelkha and his father may have been King Harsiotef. His successor was Aryamani.-Monuments:...

, and for the Kandakes Shanakdakhete

Shanakdakhete

Shanakdakheto or Shanakdakhete was a Black African ruling queen of Kush, when the Kingdom was centered at Meroë. She is the earliest known ruling queen of Nubia, and reigned from about 177 to 155 BC...

, Amanirenas

Amanirenas

Amanirenas was a warrior-queen of Kingdom Kush.Her full name and title was Amnirense qore li kdwe li ....

, Amanishakheto

Amanishakheto

Amanishakheto was a Kandake of Nubia. She seems to have reigned from 10 BC to 1 AD, although most dates of Nubian history before the Middle Ages are very uncertain.In Meroitic hieroglyphs her name is written as Amanikasheto...

, Amanitore

Amanitore

Amanitore was a Nubian Kandake of the ancient Kushitic Kingdom of Meroë, which also is referred to as Nubia in many ancient sources. An alternate spelling is Kandace, Kandake, or Kentake. In Egyptian hieroglyphics the throne name of Amanitore reads as Merkare...

, and Amanikhatashan

Amanikhatashan

Amanikhatashan was a ruling queen of Kush . Her proper title is Kandake. Her pyramid is at Meroe in the Sudan. She was preceded by Amanitenmemide and succeeded by Teritnide....

.

The early part of the chronology is incomplete. The graves and pyramid burials in Sudan consist of remains of at least fourteen monarchs of the Kushite Empire preceding Piankhi, the earliest tomb of which dates from about 1020 BCE. Two of these are known: Alara

Alara

Alara may refer to:* Alara , a popular Turkish name* Alara , an insect genus in the family Derbidae* ALARA, an acronym for "As Low As Reasonably Achievable"* Alara of Nubia, the unifier of Kush...

and Kashta

Kashta

Kashta was a king of the Kushite Dynasty and the successor of Alara. His name translates literally as "The Kushite".-Family:Kashta is thought to be a brother of his predecessor Alara. Both Alara and Kashta were thought to have married their sisters...

, who immediately preceded Piankhi. It also is possible that another of the burials may have been of Aserkamani, who was living in 950 BCE and who carried out expeditions in Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

and along the Mediterranean coast of North Africa

North Africa

North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...

Kushite kings of Kerma

(unknown) (1020 BCE)
Kandake Makeda (c. 1005 BCE-950 BCE)
Aserkamani (950 BCE)
Queen Kadimalo (depicted in Semna)

Capital moves to Napata
Napata
Napata was a city-state of ancient Nubia on the west bank of the Nile River, at the site of modern Karima, Northern Sudan.During the 8th to 7th centuries BC, Napata was the capital of the Nubian kingdom of Kush, whence the 25th, or Nubian Dynasty conquered Egypt...

Napatan Period

The period starting with Kashta

Kashta

and ending with Malonaqen

Malonaqen

Malonaqen was a Nubian king who probably governed in the first half of the 6th century BC. His prenomen was "Sekhemkare."He is thought to be the son of king Aramatle-qo and queen Amanitakaye although this is based merely on assumptions. His queen consort is thought to be Tagtal, who was buried at...

is sometimes called the Napata

Napata

Napata was a city-state of ancient Nubia on the west bank of the Nile River, at the site of modern Karima, Northern Sudan.During the 8th to 7th centuries BC, Napata was the capital of the Nubian kingdom of Kush, whence the 25th, or Nubian Dynasty conquered Egypt...

n Period. The Kings ruled over Napata

Napata

and Meroe

Meroë

Meroë Meroitic: Medewi or Bedewi; Arabic: and Meruwi) is an ancient city on the east bank of the Nile about 6 km north-east of the Kabushiya station near Shendi, Sudan, approximately 200 km north-east of Khartoum. Near the site are a group of villages called Bagrawiyah...

. The seat of government and the royal palace are in Napata

Napata

during this period. Meroe

Meroë

is a provincial city during this period. The kings and queens are buried in Nuri

Nuri

Nuri is a place in modern Sudan on the south side of the Nile. Close to it, there are pyramids belonging to Nubian kings. Nuri is situated about 15 km north of Sanam, and 10 km from Jebel Barkal. All these remains belonged to the ancient city Napata, the first capital of the Nubian kingdom of...

and El-Kurru

El-Kurru

El-Kurru was one of the royal cemeteries used by the Nubian royal family. Reisner excavated the royal pyramids. Most of the pyramids date to the early part of the Kushite period, from Alara of Nubia to King Nastasen ....

The numbering of the kings is based on László Török's The kingdom of Kush: handbook..

King of Kush
Direct ancestors of the 25th dynasty
nr	\|name of King	\|date	\|Burial	\|Queen(s)
//	King Alara Alara of Nubia Alara was a King of Kush who is generally regarded as the founder of the Napatan royal dynasty by his 25th Dynasty Nubian successors and was the first recorded prince of Nubia. He unified all of Upper Nubia from Meroë to the Third Cataract and is possibly attested at the Temple of Amun at Kawa....	ca. 795 BCE to 752 BCE	Kurru 9?	Queen Kasaqa (Kurru 23)
1	King Kashta Kashta Kashta was a king of the Kushite Dynasty and the successor of Alara. His name translates literally as "The Kushite".-Family:Kashta is thought to be a brother of his predecessor Alara. Both Alara and Kashta were thought to have married their sisters...	ca.765 BCE-752 BCE	Kurru 8	Queen Pebatjma Pebatjma Pebatjma was a Nubiaqueen dated to the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt. She was the wife of King Kashta. She is mentioned on a statue of her daughter Amenirdis I, now in Cairo . She is also mentioned on a door-jamb from Abydos.-Family:... (Kurru 7?)

Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt
Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt
The twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt, known as the Nubian Dynasty or the Kushite Empire, was the last dynasty of the Third Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt....

King Piye

Piye

Piye, was a Kushite king and founder of the Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt who ruled Egypt from 747 BCE to 716 BCE according to Peter Clayton. He ruled from the city of Napata, located deep in Nubia, Sudan...

invades Egypt and for seven decades the Nubia

Nubia

Nubia is a region along the Nile river, which is located in northern Sudan and southern Egypt.There were a number of small Nubian kingdoms throughout the Middle Ages, the last of which collapsed in 1504, when Nubia became divided between Egypt and the Sennar sultanate resulting in the Arabization...

ns rule Egypt.

**King of Kush and Pharaoh of Egypt**
nr	\|name of King	\|date	\|Burial	\|Queen(s)
2	Pharaoh Piye Piye Piye, was a Kushite king and founder of the Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt who ruled Egypt from 747 BCE to 716 BCE according to Peter Clayton. He ruled from the city of Napata, located deep in Nubia, Sudan... (Piankhi)	752 BCE-721 BCE	Kurru 17	Queen Tabiry Tabiry Tabiry was a Nubian queen dated to the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt.Tabiry was the daughter of Alara of Nubia and his wife Kasaqa and the wife of King Piye... (Kurru 53) Queen Abar Abar (Queen) Abar was a Nubian queen dated to the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt.-Life:Abar was the mother of King Taharqa and wife of the King Piye. She was a niece of King Alara of Nubia .... (Nuri 53?) Queen Khensa Khensa Khensa was a Nubian queen dated to the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt.Khensa is named as a King's Wife and King's Sister together with King Piye... (Kurru 4) Queen Peksater Peksater Peksater was a Nubian queen dated to the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt.-Biography:Peksater was the daughter of King Kashta and Queen Pebatjma. She appears with her husband Piye in a relief in the Amun Temple at Barkal. Piye is dressed as a high priest and officiates before the barque of Amun... (Kurru 54) Nefrukekashta (Kurru 52)
3	Pharaoh Shabaka Shabaka Shabaka or Shabaka Neferkare, 'Beautiful is the Soul of Re', was a Kushite pharaoh of the Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt, between according to Peter Clayton .-Family:...	721 BCE-707 BCE/706 BCE	Kurru 15	Queen Qalhata Qalhata Qalhata was a Nubian queen dated to the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt.Qalhata was a daughter of King Piye and a queen consort to her brother Shabaka. She is known from the Dream Stela of King Tantamani and from her pyramid in El-Kurru .... (Kurru 5) Queen Mesbat Queen Tabekenamun Tabekenamun Tabekenamun was a Nubian queen dated to the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt.Tabekenamun was a daughter of King Piye and may have been a queen consort to her brother Taharqa. She is known from Cairo Statue 49157 from Karnak.... ?
4	Pharaoh Shebitku Shebitku Shebitku was the third king of the Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt who ruled from 702 BCE to 690 BCE according to Peter Clayton or 707/706 BC-690 BC, according to Dan'el Kahn's most recent academic research. He was the nephew and successor of Shabaka. He was a son of Piye, the founder of this dynasty...	707 BCE/706 BCE-690 BCE	Kurru 18	Queen Arty (Kurru 6)
5	Pharaoh Taharqa Taharqa Taharqa was a pharaoh of the Ancient Egyptian 25th dynasty and king of the Kingdom of Kush, which was located in Northern Sudan.Taharqa was the son of Piye, the Nubian king of Napata who had first conquered Egypt. Taharqa was also the cousin and successor of Shebitku. The successful campaigns of...	690 BCE-664 BCE	Nuri 1	Queen Takahatenamun Takahatenamun Takahatenamun was a Nubian queen dated to the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt.Takahatamun was the daughter of King Piye and the sister-wife of King Taharqa... (Nuri 21?) Queen Atakhebasken Atakhebasken Atakhebasken was a Nubian queen dated to the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt. She was the Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Taharqa.-Burial:... (Nuri 36) Queen Naparaye Naparaye Naparaye was a Nubian queen dated to the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt.Naparaye was the daughter of King Piye and the sister-wife of King Taharqa.... (Kurru 3) Queen Tabekenamun Tabekenamun Tabekenamun was a Nubian queen dated to the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt.Tabekenamun was a daughter of King Piye and may have been a queen consort to her brother Taharqa. She is known from Cairo Statue 49157 from Karnak.... ?
6	Pharaoh Tantamani Tantamani Tantamani or Tanwetamani or Tementhes was a Pharaoh of Egypt and the Kingdom of Kush located in Northern Sudan and a member of the Nubian or Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt...	664 BCE-653 BCE	Kurru 16	Queen Piankharty Queen [..]salka Queen Malaqaye? (Nuri 59)

Second Phase

The Nubia

Nubia

ns no longer control Egypt. The Kings rule over Napata

Napata

and Meroe

Meroë

as before the conquest of Egypt.

**King of Kush (Napata)**
nr	\|name of King	\|date	\|Burial	\|Queen(s)
7	King Atlanersa Atlanersa Atlanersa was a Nubian king who ruled around 653 to 640 BC as the successor of Tantamani, the last ruler of the 25th Nubian dynasty in Egypt. In contrast to his predecessor, Atlanersa's kingdom was restricted to the region of Kush south of the Aswan....	653 BCE-640 BCE	Nuri 20?	Queen Khaliset Queen Malotaral (Nuri 41) Queen Yeturow (Nuri 53) Queen Peltasen Queen Taba[..]
8	King Senkamanisken Senkamanisken Senkamanisken was a Nubian king who ruled from 640 to 620 BC at Napata.Senkamisken used titles based on those of the Egyptian Pharaohs.Horus name: Sehtawy...	640 BCE-620 BCE	Nuri 3	Queen Nasalsa (Nuri 24) Queen Amanimalel? (Nuri 22?)
9	King Anlamani Anlamani Anlamani was a king of Nubia or Kush who ruled from 620 BC and died around 600 BC.Anlamani used titles based on those of the Egyptian Pharaohs.Horus name: Kanakht Khaemmaat...	620 BCE-600 BCE	Nuri 6	Queen Mediken ? (Nuri 27)
10	King Aspelta Aspelta Aspelta was a ruler of the kingdom of Kush .Aspelta used titles based on those of the Egyptian Pharaohs.Horus name: Neferkha Nebty Name: Neferkha...	600 BCE-580 BCE	Nuri 8	Queen Mediken? (Nuri 27) Queen Henuttakhebit (Nuri 28) Queen Asata (Nuri 42) Queen Artaha (Nuri 58)
11	King Aramatle-qo Aramatle-qo Aramatle-qo or Amtalqa was a Nubian king. Dunham and Macadam claim that he used the throne name 'Neferibre'.Török mentions that Aspelta used the following prenomen and nomen:Prenomen: Wadjkare...	568 BCE-555 BCE	Nuri 9	Queen Atmataka (Nuri 55) Queen Piankh-her Queen Maletasen (Nuri 39) Queen Amanitakaye (Nuri 26) Queen Akhe(qa)? (Nuri 38)
12	King Malonaqen Malonaqen Malonaqen was a Nubian king who probably governed in the first half of the 6th century BC. His prenomen was "Sekhemkare."He is thought to be the son of king Aramatle-qo and queen Amanitakaye although this is based merely on assumptions. His queen consort is thought to be Tagtal, who was buried at...	555 BCE-542 BCE	Nuri 5	Queen Tagtal (nuri 45)

First Phase

The Kings ruled over Napata and Meroe

Meroë

. The seat of government and the royal palace are in Meroe

Meroë

. The Main tempel of Amun is located in Napata, but the temple at Meroe is under construction. Kings and many queens are buried in Nuri

Nuri

, some queens are buried in Meroe

Pyramids of Meroe (Begarawiyah)

Near Meroe three royal cemeteries were constructed.* South Cemetery features nine royal pyramids. Four of the pyramids belonged to Kings and five belonged to queens. One hundred ninety-five other tombs complete the cemetery....

, in the West Cemetery.

**King of Kush (Meroe)**
nr	\|name of King	\|date	\|Burial	\|Queen(s)
13	King Analmaye Analmaye Analmaye was a Kushite King of Meroe who ruled in the 6th century BC.He succeeded King Malonaqen and was in turn succeeded by King Amaninatakilebte.He was buried in Nuri .-References:...	542 BCE-538 BCE	Nuri 18
14	King Amaninatakilebte	538 BCE-519 BCE	Nuri 10
15	King Karkamani	519 BCE-510 BCE	Nuri 7
16	King Amaniastabarqa	510 BCE-487 BCE	Nuri 2
17	King Siaspiqa Siaspiqa Siaspiqa was a Kushite King of Meroe in 487–468 BC.Prenomen: Segeregtawyre Nomen: SiaspiqaSiaspiqa was the successor of Amaniastabarqa and was in turn succeeded by Nasakhma....	487 BCE-468 BCE)	Nuri 4	Queen Piankhqew-qa? (Nuri 28)
18	King Nasakhma Nasakhma Nasakhma was a Kushite King of Meroe.He was the successor of king Siaspiqa.Nasakhma was succeeded by Malewiebamani, who may have been his eldest son. It is possible that Talakhmani was a younger son of Nasakhma who took the throne after his brother Malewiebamani...	468 BCE-463 BCE	Nuri 8	Queen Saka'aye? (Nuri 31)
19	King Malewiebamani Malewiebamani Malewiebamani was a Kushite King of Meroe.Prenomen: Kheperkare Nomen: MalewiebamaniMalewiebamani's mother was likely Queen Saka'aye...	463 BCE-435 BCE	Nuri 11
20	King Talakhamani Talakhamani Talakhamani was a Kushite King of Meroe during the second half of the 5th century BCE. No prenomen is known, and his nomen is Talakhamani. He may have been a son of Nasakhma and a younger brother of Malewiebamani. It is also possible Talakhamani is a son of Malewiebamani.Talakhamani is known from a...	435 BCE-431 BCE	Nuri 16
21	King Amanineteyerike Amanineteyerike Amanineteyerike was a Kushite King of Meroe. His reign is dated to the end of the 5th century BCE.Amanineteyerike took on a full set of titles based on those of the Egyptian Pharaohs....	431 BCE-405 BCE	Nuri 12	Queen Atasamale?
22	King Baskakeren Baskakeren Baskakeren was a king of Kush . He was likely a son of King Malewiebamani and the younger brother of King Amanineteyerike. He succeeded King Amanineteyerike to the throne....	405 BCE-404 BCE	Nuri 17
23	King Harsiotef Harsiotef Harsiotef was a Kushite King of Meroe .Harsiotef took on a full set of titles based on those of the Egyptian Pharaohs.Horus name: Kanakht Khaemnepet...	404 BCE-369 BCE	Nuri 13	Queen Batahaliye Queen Pelkha Pelkha Pelkha is a village that lies 10 km north-west of Shamli in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is situated in the ancient land of Kuru, now western Uttar Pradesh, one of the most fertile and agriculturally advanced regions of India along with the Punjab and Haryana... ?
24	King (unknown Qore)	(369 BCE-350 BCE	Kurru 1
25	King Akhraten Akhraten Akhraten was a King of Kush .Akhraten took on at least some titles based on those used by the Egyptian Pharaohs....	350 BCE-335 BCE	Nuri 14
26	King Amanibakhi Amanibakhi Amanibakhi was a Kushite King of Meroe. His reign is dated to the 4th century BCE.Amanibakhi was the successor of Akhraten and the predecessor of Nastasen It is not known where Amanibakhi was buried.-References:...	2nd half 4th century BCE	??
27	King Nastasen Nastasen Nastasen was a king of the North African Nubian civilisation of Kush . According to a stela from Dongola his mother was named Queen Pelkha and his father may have been King Harsiotef. His successor was Aryamani.-Monuments:...	335 BCE-315 BCE	Nuri 15	Queen Sakhmakh (Nuri 56?)

Second Phase

The seat of government and the royal palace are in Meroe

Meroë

. Kings and many queens are buried in Meroe

Pyramids of Meroe (Begarawiyah)

, in the South Cemetery. Napata's only importance is the Amun Tempel.

**King of Kush (Meroe)**
nr	\|name of King	\|date	\|Burial	\|Queen(s)
28	King Aktisanes Aktisanes Aktisanes is a Nubian king who is mentioned by the Greek historian Hecataeus of Abdera. He is perhaps identical with Menmaatre-Setepenamun Gatisen known from Nubian sources.-Titles:*Horus name: Kanakht Merymaat...	Early 3rd century BCE	Barkal 11 or 14	Kandake Alakhebasken
29	King Aryamani Aryamani Aryamani was a Nubian king-Titles:Horus name: Kanakht Meryre Prenomen: Usermaatre Setepenre...	first half 3rd century BCE	Barkal 11 or 14
30	King Kash(...)	first half 3rd century BCE	Barkal 15?
31	King Piankhi-yerike-qa	first half 3rd century BCE	??
32	King Sabrakamani	first half 3rd century BCE	Barkal 7

Third Phase

The seat of government and the royal palace are in Meroe

Meroë

. Kings are buried in Meroe

Pyramids of Meroe (Begarawiyah)

, in the North Cemetery, and Queens in West Cemetery. Napata's only importance is the Amun Tempel. Meroe flourishes and many building projects are undertaken.

**King of Kush (Meroe)**
nr	\|name of King	\|date	\|Burial	\|Queen(s)
33	King Arakamani (Arkamani-qo, Ergamenês)	270 BCE-260 BCE	Beg. S 6
34	King Amanislo Amanislo Amanislo was a king of Kush dating to the middle of the third century BC.-Titles:Prenomen: Ankh-nefribre Nomen: Amanislo, epithet Meryamun -Monuments and Inscriptions:...	260 BCE-250 BCE	Beg. S 6
35	King Aman-tekha	mid 3rd century BCE	Beg. S 4
36	King Sheshep-ankh-en-Amun Setepenre	mid/late 3rd century BCE	??
37	King Arnekhamani	mid/late 3rd century BCE	Beg. N 53
38	King Arqamani Arqamani King Arqamani was a Kushite King of Meroë dating to the late 3rd to early 2nd century BCE who is known from inscriptions from Philae and Dakka...	3rd / 2nd century BCE	Beg. N 7
39	King Adikhalamani Adikhalamani Adikhalamani was a Kushite King of Meroe dating to the 2nd century BCE. Adikhalamani was the successor of King Arqamani and was later succeeded by a king whose name has only partially survived: mrt. He is said to be contemporary with an Egyptian revolt dated to ca. 207-186 BCE...	2nd century BCE	Beg. N 9
40	King [...]mr[...]t	2nd century BCE	Beg. N 8
41	King (unknown Qore)	2nd century BCE	Beg. N 10
42	Queen Shanakdakhete Shanakdakhete Shanakdakheto or Shanakdakhete was a Black African ruling queen of Kush, when the Kingdom was centered at Meroë. She is the earliest known ruling queen of Nubia, and reigned from about 177 to 155 BC...	late 2nd century BCE	Beg. N 11
43	King Tanyidamani	late 2nd century BCE /early 1st century BCE	Beg. N 12?
44	King Naqyrinsan	early 1st century BCE	Beg. N 13
45	King (unknown Qore)	early 1st century BCE	Beg. N 20
46	King (unknown Qore)	middle 1st century BCE	Barkal 1 ?
47	King Aqrakamani	ca 29 - 25 BCE	??
48	King Teriteqas	ca 29 - 25 BCE	Barkal 2
49	Queen Amanirenas Amanirenas Amanirenas was a warrior-queen of Kingdom Kush.Her full name and title was Amnirense qore li kdwe li ....	late 1st century BCE	Barkal 4
50	Queen Amanishakheto Amanishakheto Amanishakheto was a Kandake of Nubia. She seems to have reigned from 10 BC to 1 AD, although most dates of Nubian history before the Middle Ages are very uncertain.In Meroitic hieroglyphs her name is written as Amanikasheto...	late 1st century BCE	Beg. N 6
51	Queen Nawidemak	early 1st century CE	Barkal 6?
52	King Amanikhabale Amanikhabale Amanikhabale was a King of Kush .According to Reisner, Amanikhabale was buried in Pyramid 2 at the North cemetery at Meroe .-References:...	middle 1st century CE	Beg. N 2?
53a	King Natakamani Natakamani Natakamani was a King of Kush who reigned from around or earlier than 1 BC to circa AD 20. Natakamani is the best attested ruler of the Meroitic period. He was born to queen Amanishakheto....	mid / late 1st century CE	Beg. N 22	Queen Amanitore Amanitore Amanitore was a Nubian Kandake of the ancient Kushitic Kingdom of Meroë, which also is referred to as Nubia in many ancient sources. An alternate spelling is Kandace, Kandake, or Kentake. In Egyptian hieroglyphics the throne name of Amanitore reads as Merkare... (coregent)
53b	Queen Amanitore Amanitore Amanitore was a Nubian Kandake of the ancient Kushitic Kingdom of Meroë, which also is referred to as Nubia in many ancient sources. An alternate spelling is Kandace, Kandake, or Kentake. In Egyptian hieroglyphics the throne name of Amanitore reads as Merkare...	mid / late 1st century CE	Beg. N 1

Crown princes from the time of Natakamani

Natakamani

Natakamani was a King of Kush who reigned from around or earlier than 1 BC to circa AD 20. Natakamani is the best attested ruler of the Meroitic period. He was born to queen Amanishakheto....

and Amanitore

Amanitore

Arikhankharer
Arikhankharer
Arikhankharer was a crown-prince of Kush .Arikhankharer was the eldest son of Natakamani and Amanitore. While he was crown-prince the temple of Amun at Naga was decorated. Arikhankharer is depicted on a slab now in Worcester, Mass...
Arikakahtani

Fourth Phase

Twilight of the Meroitic Culture. Kings are buried in Meroe

Pyramids of Meroe (Begarawiyah)

, in the North Cemetery, and Queens in West Cemetery. In 350 CE Meroe

Meroë

is destroyed by Axum

Axum

Axum or Aksum is a city in northern Ethiopia which was the original capital of the eponymous kingdom of Axum. Population 56,500 . Axum was a naval and trading power that ruled the region from ca. 400 BC into the 10th century...

List and dates from The Cambridge history of Africa, by J.D. Fage, and R.A. Oliver and from The kingdom of Kush: the Napatan and Meroitic empires, by Derek A. Welsby. The order in which the kings and queens ruled and dates are not consistent between authors. Approximate dates have been given.

**King of Kush (Meroe)**
name of King	\|date	\|Burial
King Shorkaror Shorkaror Shorkaror was a king of Kush .Shorkahor was the third son of Natakamani and Amanitore. His older brothers Arikhankharer and Arikakahtani had been crown-prince before Shorkahor....	1st century CE	Beg. N 10
King Pisakar	1st century CE	Beg. N 15
King Amanitaraqide	1st century CE	Beg. N 16
King Amanitenmemide Amanitenmemide Amanitenmemide was a Nubian king whose throne name was Nebmaatre. His name is written in Meroitic, while his throne name is written in classical Egyptian hieroglyphs. He is thus far only known from his pyramid in Meroe . The pyramid occupies an area of 8.6 X 8.6 m and is, therefore, one of the...	1st century CE	Beg. N 17
Queen Amanikhatashan Amanikhatashan Amanikhatashan was a ruling queen of Kush . Her proper title is Kandake. Her pyramid is at Meroe in the Sudan. She was preceded by Amanitenmemide and succeeded by Teritnide....	1st century CE	Beg. N 18
King Teritnide	1st century CE	Beg. N 40
King Teqerideamani I Teqerideamani I Teqerideamani I is believed to have been a King of Kush dating to the end of the 1st and beginning of the 2nd century AD. He was preceded by Kiing Teritnide and succeeded by King Tamelerdeamani....	1st / 2nd century CE	Beg. N 28
King Tamelerdeamani Tamelerdeamani Tamelerdeamani is believed to have been a King of Kush from the 2nd century AD. He was preceded by Teqerideamani I and followed by Adeqetali....	2nd century CE	Beg. N 34 or 27
King Adeqatali	2nd century CE	Beg. N 41
King Takideamani	2nd century CE	Beg. N 29
King Tarekeniwal Tarekeniwal thumb\|left\|Pyramid of Tarekeniwal thumb\|right\|Pyramid of Tarekeniwal Tarekeniwal was a Kushite King of Meroe of whom little known. He likely ruled Meroe in the 2nd century AD. Tarekeniwal is only known from his pyramid in Meroe . His name appears on the pylon of the cult chapel in front of the...	2nd century CE	Beg. N 19
King Amanikhalika	2nd century CE	Beg. N 32
King Aritenyesbokhe	2nd century CE	Beg. N 30
King Amanikhareqerem Amanikhareqerem Amanikhareqerem was a King of Kush who ruled towards during the 2nd century AD or possibly earlier.Until recently not much was known about Amanikhareqerem...	2nd century CE	Beg. N 37
King Teritedakhatey	early 3rd century CE	Beg. N 38
King Aryesbokhe	early 3rd century CE	Beg. N 36
King Teqerideamani II Teqerideamani II Teqerideamani II was a King of Kush .The most important monument of Teqerideamani is an inscription in demotic in the Isis temple at Philae, which bears his name. The inscription is dated during the reign of the Roman emperor Trebonianus Gallus -- 10 April 253 -- and is so far the only secure date...	3rd century CE	??
Queen Maleqorobar?	3rd century CE	Beg. N 27
King Yesbokheamani?	3rd century CE	Beg. N 24
Queen Lakhideamani?	4th century CE	Beg. N 26

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Kushite kings of Kerma

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Twenty-fifth dynasty of EgyptTwenty-fifth dynasty of EgyptThe twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt, known as the Nubian Dynasty or the Kushite Empire, was the last dynasty of the Third Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt....

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Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt
The twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt, known as the Nubian Dynasty or the Kushite Empire, was the last dynasty of the Third Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt....