Taharqa

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. What is the full reign?690 BC – 664 BC
2. What is the dynastic affiliation?Twenty-fifth Dynasty (Nubian/Kushite)
3. Who was Taharqa and when did he rule?Taharqa was a king from the south who ruled Egypt from 690 to 664 BC as the fourth pharaoh of the 25th Dynasty. He helped bring Egypt back to its former glory.
4. What big building projects did Taharqa do?He built a huge pylon, a hypostyle hall, and a sacred lake at Karnak, added works at Luxor Temple, and made many new buildings in Nubia, especially at Jebel Barkal.

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