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Taharka

Taharka. 25 th Dynasty. Taharka. Taharka the son of Piye, ruled from 690- 664 bce. Piye. Piye, Taharka’s father, was the king of Napata and first conquered Kemet. Piye was also nubian. Taharka. Taharka was the brother of Shebitku, who was the king prior to Taharka having been king.

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Taharka

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  1. Taharka 25th Dynasty

  2. Taharka • Taharka the son of Piye, ruled from • 690- 664 bce

  3. Piye • Piye, Taharka’s father, was the king of Napata and first conquered Kemet. • Piye was also nubian.

  4. Taharka • Taharka was the brother of Shebitku, who was the king prior to Taharka having been king.

  5. Taharka • Taharka rebuilt the of Kawa, which is the center of Nubian kings. Taharka also built a great number of other sites in kemet.

  6. Taharka • It was during Taharka reign that the Assyrians invaded Kemet. The Assyrian king Esarhoddon had led several …

  7. Taharka • Attacks in the past on Kemet, but were defeated by Taharka. After loosing this last battle Taharka moved south to nubia.

  8. Taharka • Taharka tried several time to defeat the Assyrians , but all failed. Esarhoddon died…

  9. Taharka • and Assurbanipal took his place as king. and Assurbanipal defeated Taharka again.Taharka then went south again…

  10. Taharka's Death • Taharka died in nubia, and made Tantamani, the son of Shabaka king in his place. Taharka was buried in El-Kuru.

  11. Europe around this time… • In Judah ,the King Manasseh from the bible ruled judah.

  12. Continued • Esarhoddon (680-669 B.C.) son of King Sennacherib ruled the Assyrian empire. Esarhoddon used his entire time as king to rebuild Babylon…

  13. More… • The Scythians ,a people coming out of Russia ,joined the Cimmerians in Armenia and Iran…

  14. More… • King Ashurbanipal (668-627 B.C.) of Syria continued Esarhoddons work and again took Egypt defeating the Pharaoh Taharka’s army.  Taharka however again escaped the invasion…

  15. More… • The Syrians have conquered Lower Egypt and now on Thebes (or Waset), They ran through and destroyed it, carrying away many kemtic treasure and statues and various other things beyond counting, including two Teken (obelisks) each weighing 38 tons.

  16. More… • “It is noteworthy the in Egypt prior to this time slavery was marginal in Egypt.  Evidence suggests the majority of slaves were well treated and some rose to become high ranking officials”... 

  17. More… • “This principle appears to be an old world wide belief.  In contrast the Greece and later the Roman culture adopted the Mesopotamian belief of slave holding and institutionalized slavery”... 

  18. More… • The Greece considered slavery the core of their political organization, their ideal of democracy, where freemen lived on the backs of slaves who could be disposed of at will”.Quote

  19. More… • This belief or way of life help to later lead to our enslavement in the Americas and the way we were treated as slave “ literally disposed of at will”…

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