Kush (kingdom)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Gabriel Mckee
Creators: Gabriel Mckee
Contributors:
Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
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Apr 30, 2026 10:50 PM
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History
Kingdom in Nubia centered around Napata, established as an independent kingdom following the end of the New Kingdom period. Kushite control extended northward during the Third Intermediate Period, and from 744-656 BCE ruled over a unified Egypt as the 25th Dynasty. Following the Assyrian conquest, the kingdom was ruled from Meroe. The kingdom disintegrated in the 3rd century CE.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/827790769
17.751420771, 32.7827987318
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- ⲉϭⲱϣ (Ecôsh: Coptic, 304 BC - AD 640)
- Kꜣz, Kꜣs, Kꜣš[j], Kšj, Kš (Kush: Ancient; writing system unspecified Egyptian, 1086 BC - 332 BC)
- Qes (Meroitic, 304 BC - 30 BC)
- kꜣš (Ancient; Heiroglyphic: Manuel de Codage Egyptian, 2010 BC - 1086 BC)
- Kush (kingdom) located in Nubia (2010 BC - 1086 BC)
- Meroe capital of Kush (kingdom) (664 BC - AD 300)
- Napata capital of Kush (kingdom) (1086 BC - 664 BC)
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Gabriel Mckee, Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Kush (kingdom): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/827790769> [accessed: 16 July 2026]
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