Alara Of Nubia

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Alara was regarded as the founder of the Napatan royal dynasty by his 25th Dynasty Nubian successors. He unified all of Upper Nubia from Meroe to...
Taharqa

Taharqa

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Taharqa (also spelled Tirhakah, Tirhaqah, Taharka, Manetho's Tarakos) was king of Egypt, and a member of the Nubian or Twenty-fifth dynasty of...
Hamza el Din

Hamza el Din

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Hamza El Din (b. Toshka, Egypt, July 10, 1929; d. Berkeley, California, May 22, 2006), was a Nubian oud player, "tar" player, and vocalist. Born in...
Ali Hassan Kuban

Ali Hassan Kuban

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Ali Hassan Kuban (1933 - 2001) was born in Gotha, Egypt, a small village in the heart of Nubia near Aswan. Kuban began his musical career as a...
Ahmose I

Ahmose I

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Ahmose I (sometimes written "Amosis I" and meaning "The Moon is Born") was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt and the founder of the Eighteenth dynasty. He...

Mentuhotep II

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Nebhotepre Mentuhotep II (2046 BC-1995 BC) was a Pharaoh of the 11th dynasty, the son of Intef III of Egypt and a minor queen called Iah. His own...
Thutmose IV

Thutmose IV

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Thutmose IV (sometimes read as "Thutmosis" or "Tuthmosis IV" and meaning "Thoth is Born") was the 8th Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt. His...
Senusret III

Senusret III

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Khakhaure Senusret III (also written as Senwosret III or Sesostris III) was a pharaoh of Egypt. He ruled from 1878 BC to 1839 BC, and was the fifth...
Nectanebo II

Nectanebo II

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Nectanebo II (ruled 360 - 343 BC), also known by the name "Nakhthoreb", was the third and last king of the Thirtieth dynasty of Egypt and also the...
Senusret I

Senusret I

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Senusret I was the second pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt. He ruled from 1971 BC to 1926 BC, and was one of the most powerful kings of this...