Timeline › Third Intermediate Period
25th Dynasty c. 747–656 BC
Kings from Kush (in today's Sudan) conquer Egypt; Taharqa builds across both lands.
- Period
- Third Intermediate Period
- Capital
- Napata (Kush) and Memphis
- Famous monuments
- Pyramids of Nuri and el-Kurru · Taharqa's column, Karnak
Pharaohs
Dates are approximate; we follow Ian Shaw (ed.), The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt (2000).