Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt

Also known as 25th Dynasty, 25. Dynasty

Kushite rule in Egypt during the third intermediate period

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Capital: Napata , Memphis
Common languages: Egyptian , Meroitic
Religion: Ancient Egyptian religion Kushite religion
Government: Monarchy
744 712 bc: Piye (first)
664 656 bc: Tantamani (last)
Historical era: Third Intermediate Period of Egypt
Established: 754 BC
Disestablished: 656 BC

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The Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt (notated Dynasty XXV, alternatively 25th Dynasty or Dynasty 25), also known as the Nubian Dynasty, the Kushite Empire, the Black Pharaohs, or the Napatans, after their capital Napata, was the last dynasty of the Third Intermediate Period of Egypt that occurred after the Kushite invasion.

The 25th dynasty was a line of pharaohs who originated in the Kingdom of Kush, located in present-day northern Sudan and Upper Egypt. Most of this dynasty's kings saw Napata as their spiritual homeland. They reigned in part or all of Ancient Egypt for nearly a century, from 744 to 656 BC.