See A. J. Arkell, A History of the Sudan to A.D. 1821 (1955).
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- Napata
Napata, ancient city of Nubia, just below the Fourth Cataract of the Nile. From about the 8th cent. B.C., Napata was the capital of the kingdom of Cush. Many great temples like those of Thebes...
- Dongola
Dongola, region, part of Northern state, Republic of Sudan. Old Dongola, c.75 mi (120 km) south of the present city of Dongola, was the capital of the Christian kingdom of Makurra or Nubia. It...
- Sesostris I
Sesostris I, d. 1926 B.C., king of ancient Egypt, 2d ruler of the XII dynasty; son and successor of Amenemhet I. He was coregent with his father from 1980 B.C.; from 1971 to 1926 he was sole r...
- Amenhotep I
Amenhotep I or Amenophis I, fl. 1570 B.C., king of ancient Egypt, of the XVIII dynasty; son and successor of Amasis I. His chief exploits were military. He pushed southward into Nubia and rees...
- Piankhi
Piankhi, king of ancient Nubia (c.741–c.715 B.C.). After subduing Upper Egypt, he defeated (c.721 B.C.) Tefnakhte, lord of Saïs, who had just completed the conquest of Lower Egypt. Piankhi was...
- Cush
Cush. 1 Asian nation, perhaps the same as one of similar name in E Mesopotamia. Gen. 10.8; 1 Chron. 1.10. 2 Ancient kingdom of Nubia, in the present Sudan, which flourished from the 11th cent....
- Pepi I
Pepi I, fl. c.2325 B.C., king of ancient Egypt, of the VI dynasty. He was responsible for the rise of the official Uni. The reign of his son Pepi II (c.2275–c.2185 B.C.) is the longest recorde...
- Snefru
Snefru, fl. c.2780 B.C., king of ancient Egypt, last king of the III dynasty; predecessor of Khufu. Snefru began commerce across the open sea with Phoenicia, for the cedar logs of Lebanon, and...
- Sheshonk I
Sheshonk I, d. c.929 or 924 B.C., king of ancient Egypt, founder of the XXII (Libyan) dynasty. Originally a commander of mercenaries at Heracleopolis, he assumed (c.950 B.C.) royal authority w...
- Burckhardt, Johann Ludwig
Burckhardt, Johann Ludwig or John Lewis, 1784–1817, European explorer, b. Switzerland, educated in Germany. Supported by an English association for promoting African discovery, he visited Egyp...
