Kingdom of Kush
1,070 BCE–350 · Event
Nubian kingdom in modern Sudan; produced the 25th 'Black Pharaohs' dynasty of Egypt. Its capital Meroe declined by c. 350 CE under Aksumite pressure, succeeded by the Christian Nubian kingdoms (Nobatia, Makuria, Alodia).
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