PiankhiLF

=KING PIANKHI= In 751 B.C., a king named Piankhi overthrew the Libyan Dynasty that had ruled Egypt for over 200 years. he united the entire nile Valley from the delta in the north to Napata in the south. Piankhi and his decendants became Egypt's 25th Dynasty. After his victory, Piankhi erected a monument in his homeland of Kush. On the monument, he had words inscribed that celebrated his victory. The inscription provided a catalog of the riches of the north. Later, in 671 B.C., the Assyrians, a war like people from Southwest Asia, conquered Egypt. The Kushites fought bravely, but they were forced to retreat south along the Nile. There the Kushites would experience a golden age, despite their loss of Egypt. The Kushite royal family eventually moved south to Meroe.

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