Kashta
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Place of burial | El-Kurru |
| Spouse | Pebatjma |
| Parents | Alara of Nubia |
| Children | Piye |
| Shabaka | |
| Amenirdis I | |
| Peksater | |
| Khensa | |
| Shebitku | |
| Siblings | Alara of Kush |
| Current partner | Pebatjma |
| Grandchildren | Taharqa |
| Tantamani | |
| Shebitku | |
| Haremakhet | |
| Qalhata | |
| Shepenupet II | |
| Takahatenamun | |
| Naparaye | |
| Arty | |
| Tabekenamun | |
| Died | 745 BC |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1318533 |
Kashta Life story
Kashta was an 8th century BCE king of the Kushite Dynasty in ancient Nubia and the successor of Alara. His nomen k3š-t3 "of the land of Kush" is often translated directly as "The Kushite". He was succeeded by Piye, who would go on to conquer ancient Egypt and establish the Twenty-Fifth Dynasty there.