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Every Egyptian Ever

Ages 5–12

Pharaoh and Builder

Cartoon of a king in a striped nemes and broad collar

Taharqa

A Kushite pharaoh who built at Karnak.

Years
About 690–664 BCE
We are not sure of the exact year.
Time
Late Period. Late Period.
Where they ruled or lived
NapataKarnakThebes

Three facts

  1. 1He added grand columns and halls.
  2. 2He ruled both Kush and Egypt.
  3. 3Armies from Assyria pushed his power south.

More to know

His buildings still stand in Sudan and in Egypt. More than one ancient land wrote his name down, which helps us check the story.

Places: Napata, Karnak, Thebes.

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