Reconquest of Nubia (2025 BC)

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The military campaign of Pharaoh Mentuhotep II in Nubia.

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January 2024 BC: Egyptian Pharaoh Mentuhotep II launched military campaigns under the command of his vizier Khety south into Nubia (which had gained its independence during the First Intermediate Period) during his 29th and 31st years of reign. This is the first attested appearance of the term Kush for Nubia in Egyptian records. In particular, Mentuhotep posted a garrison on the island fortress of Elephantine so troops could rapidly be deployed southwards.