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Kushite kings ruled Egypt as its twenty-fifth dynasty

Rulers from the Nile's southern reaches governed both lands for roughly a century Kings based at Napata in Kush took control of Egypt around 747 BCE and ruled as its Twenty-fifth Dynasty. Assyrian campaigns pushed them back south by about 656 BCE. Their later capital at Meroe developed an iron industry and a script, Meroitic, that still resists full decipherment. It sits in Mondo's history collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Rulers from the Nile's southern reaches governed both lands for roughly a century. The figure is taken from UNESCO World Heritage Centre, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a history fact?: Yes. It sits on the History shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.