Realm · 1000 BCE – 346 CE
Kingdom of Kush
Kingdom of Kush appears on the map from 1000 BCE to 346. At its greatest recorded extent, in 700 BCE, it covered about 563,237 km².
Nubia, the land along the Nile south of Egypt, was home to Africa's earliest kingdom outside Egypt. The Kerma culture built a powerful state from about 2500 BCE, which Egypt's New Kingdom conquered around 1500 BCE. As Egyptian control waned, a new Kushite kingdom arose at Napata, and in the 8th century BCE its kings Piye and Shabaka conquered Egypt, ruling it as the 25th Dynasty until the Assyrians drove them out around 664 BCE. More about Kingdom of Kush.
See Kingdom of Kush on the map in 700 BCE
- On the map
- 1000 BCE – 346 CE
- Greatest extent
- 700 BCE, about 563,237 km²
- Read more
- Wikipedia: Kingdom of Kush · Wikidata Q241790
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 1000–801 BCE | 336,379 km² |
| 800–701 BCE | 336,731 km² |
| 700–676 BCE | 563,237 km² |
| 675–651 BCE | 336,379 km² |
| 650–631 BCE | 336,323 km² |
| 630 BCE – 337 CE | 336,379 km² |
| 338–346 | 336,379 km² |