Herakleopolis

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Establishment

• January 814 BC: After the death of Rudamun, the final pharaoh of the Twenty-third Dynasty of Egyp, his kingdom quickly fragmented with the rise of local city states such as Peftjaubast of Herakleopolis and Nimlot of Hermopolis.

Chronology

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1. Third Intermediate Period

Was a period of political instability that followed the death of Pharaoh Ramesses XI and coincided with the Late Bronze Age collapse.

• January 814 BC: After the death of Rudamun, the final pharaoh of the Twenty-third Dynasty of Egyp, his kingdom quickly fragmented with the rise of local city states such as Peftjaubast of Herakleopolis and Nimlot of Hermopolis.

1.1. Nubian Conquest of Egypt

As ruler of Nubia and Upper Egypt, Piye took advantage of the political weakness of Egypt during the third intermediate period.

1.1.1. Conquests of Shebitku

Ancient Kushite King Shebitku, the son of King Piye, was able to conclude the conquest of all Ancient Egyptians territories that his father had started.

• January 705 BC: Shebitku was a pharaoh of the 25th Dynasty of Egypt, also known as the Kushite Dynasty. He successfully conquered the Nile valley, including Upper and Lower Egypt, around 707/706 BC. This territory was previously under the control of the city of Herakleopolis.

Disestablishment

• January 705 BC: Shebitku was a pharaoh of the 25th Dynasty of Egypt, also known as the Kushite Dynasty. He successfully conquered the Nile valley, including Upper and Lower Egypt, around 707/706 BC. This territory was previously under the control of the city of Herakleopolis.