Piye

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Piye
Rule752 - 721 BC.
PredecessorFather Kashta
DynastyFounder of 25th Dynasty
ConsortsPeksater
Capital cityNapata in Nubia
AchievementsReunification of Egypt
Burialsmall Pyramid in el-Kurru
SuccesorBrother Shabaka

  • Piye was from Nubia.
  • Piye first expanded Nubia's power beyond Thebes into central Egypt.
  • He then conquered Lower Egypt re-establishing central authority. His major campaign against the local Pharaohs of the Delta Region is described on a stela in Gebel-Barkal