Taharqa was king of
Egypt, and a member of the
Nubian or
Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt. His reign can be dated from
690 BC to
664 BC. He was the son of
Piye, the Nubian king of
Napata who had first conquered Egypt, and the younger brother and successor of
Shebitku.
Kenneth Kitchen's book, The Third Intermediate Period in Egypt, provides a wealth of information about Taharqa and confirms that his reign lasted a minimum of 26 Years. This is based on the evidence from
Serapeum stela Cat. 192 "which records that an
Apis bull who was born and installed (4th month of
Peret, day 9) in Year 26 of Taharqa died in Year 20 of
Psammetichus I (4th month of Shomu, day 20) having lived 21 years. This would give Taharqa a reign of 26 years and a fraction, in 690-664 B.C." Taharqa was the brother of
Shebitku or Sebaq-tawy, the previous king of Egypt. Taharqa explicitly states in Kawa Stela V, line 15 that he succeeded Shebitku with this statement: "I received the Crown in Memphis after the Falcon (ie: Shebitku) flew to heaven."
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