King Taharqa
King Taharqa | History, Facts kings Egyptian Pharaohs Kingdom of Kush

King Taharqa – Egyptian Pharaohs kings – Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt

Facts and history of the most famous kings of the Pharaohs, the Twenty-Fifth Dynasty of Egypt, the Kushites – Black Pharaohs.

History of the Pharaonic civilization, biography, achievements in the ancient Egyptian civilization, tomb, mummy, the life and death of King Tahraqa, his Pharaonic Egyptian Antiquities, and more Ancient Egypt History.

King Taharqa Facts

King Taharqa is one of the Kushite kings in the Napata region. He was the fifth king who assumed power in Egypt in the Twenty-fifth Dynasty. In addition to all of that, he was the most famous of them. This is of course in addition to the rule of his father king Piye.

Ruling period in Ancient Egyptian Government: 690–664 BC

Sentence period: 15 years.

Father: King Ankhi

Wife: Queen Dekhetenamun, the most famous Pharaonic queen of Egypt “Female Pharaohs“.

Children: Amani Redes II.

Antiquities:

  1. A group of columns and a royal ramp in the Karnak Temple in Luxor indicate the development of Architecture in ancient Egypt during the era of King Taharqa.
  2. funerary Mortuary Temples.
  3. stone statues indicating the development of the art of Sculpture in Ancient Egypt, the Taharqa Pyramid in Nuri.

King Taharqa was already mentioned in the Bible as the protector of the Jerusalem region from the evil of the Assyrian invasion, and his rule over Egypt extended for a relatively long period, reaching from 690 BC until 664 BC..

During his rule of the country, King Taharqa built many of the most important monuments, but many of them do not exist now, but he did so for an important purpose, which was his effort to consolidate and strengthen his position in the country..

One of the most important of these monuments that still remain is the presence of a large group of those columns that had previously been erected in the large square that is located until now in the temple of the God Amun in Thebes, the most famous ancient Egyptian deities in the Ancient Egyptian religion, the great one located within the area of With Karnak.

But. Of the ruins that he built, only one column remains.

Not only is this what Taharqa did, but in the Karnak Temple he had actually built a slope that gave a royal impression to the person looking at it. He had actually built it in the middle of that second crossing in the Karnak Temple, which he had since divided it into three sections, and that was of course after the operations that He built this slope.

In fact, after everything we have mentioned, let us emphasize one of the important things, which is that King Taharqa was at that time a distinguished ruler and was interested in developing Ancient Egyptian science and Industry in ancient Egypt.

What proves this is that during his reign and periods of rule, he represented a golden age for his new kingdom, as he was interested in developing Trade in Ancient Egypt and Agriculture in Ancient Egypt.

One of the most important things to his credit is that although he was not a ruler of Egyptian origin, he actually succeeded in preserving the special worship of the Egyptian god Amun and getting closer to the High Priest of Amun by building his own Egyptian Temples for all the regions of Upper and Lower Egypt, as in Geography of ancient Egypt.

 

Military history of the rule of the Kushite king Taharqa

one of the most important things agreed upon by Egyptology is that the Coronation of the Pharaohs with King Taharqa as king took place in the year 690 BC..

The first years of the rule of the King of Taharqa were peaceful.

Also, all of these local rulers enjoyed a great deal of autonomy, which was very important, strengthening the army Military of ancient Egypt and improving the cohesion of Social Structure in Ancient Egypt..

It’s also because. All this great competition with the Assyrians, and King Taharqa had supported those local rebellions that took place in the Phoenician cities, since it was their goal or what they were seeking, which was independence..

King Taharqa Esarhaddon had previously tried to invade Egypt, but despite his large army he was defeated. Then he tried again, but after a relatively long period of three years had passed, but this time he was able to defeat Taharqa..

Tahariq had also fled at that time from the city of Memphis, leaving behind his royal family, who had been captured and sent to the Assyrian region with the great wealth of Memphis..

Note: Facts and secrets of the history of the Pharaoh kings will be added soon…

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King Taharqa | History, Facts kings Egyptian Pharaohs Kingdom of Kush
King Taharqa | History, Facts kings Egyptian Pharaohs Kingdom of Kush

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