Nubian Conquest of Egypt
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As ruler of Nubia and Upper Egypt, Piye took advantage of the political weakness of Egypt during the third intermediate period.
Chronology
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January 720 BC: As ruler of Nubia and Upper Egypt, Piye took advantage of weakness of Egypt's rulers by expanding Nubia. Despite Piye's successful campaign into the Delta, his authority only extended northward from Thebes up to the western desert oases and Herakleopolis.
January 712 BC: Shabaka, Piye's successor, attacked Sais and defeated Tefnakht's successor Bakenranef.
January 712 BC: Usermaatre Osorkon IV had to face the power, and ultimately submit himself to the Kushite King Piye during Piye's conquest of Egypt.
Was a military campaign of ancient Kushite King Piye against Thebes.
January 720 BC: The first Nubian ruler to push north was Pianki, considered the founder of the dynasty, who conquered Thebes and defeated a first coalition between the rulers of the XXII, XXXIII and XXIV dynasty but who did not complete the work retreating to Napata after the victory.
Ancient Kushite King Shebitku, the son of King Piye, was able to conclude the conquest of all Ancient Egyptians territories that his father had started.
January 705 BC: Shebitku was a pharaoh of the 25th Dynasty of Egypt, also known as the Kushite Dynasty. He successfully conquered the entire Nile valley, including Upper and Lower Egypt, establishing his rule over the region by 707/706 BC.
January 705 BC: Shebitku was a pharaoh of the 25th Dynasty of Egypt, also known as the Kushite Dynasty. He successfully conquered the Nile valley, including Upper and Lower Egypt, around 707/706 BC. This territory was previously under the control of the city of Herakleopolis.
January 705 BC: Shebitku was a pharaoh of the 25th Dynasty of Egypt, also known as the Kushite Dynasty. He successfully conquered the Nile valley, including Upper and Lower Egypt, around 707/706 BC. This expansion of territory brought Hermopolis under the rule of the Kingdom of Kush.
Selected Sources
Faulkner, R.O. (2003): The Literature of Ancient Egypt: An Anthology of Stories, Instructions, Stelae, Autobiographies, and Poetry, Yale University Press, p. 368ff
