Sudanese pharaohs at the Louvre A new exhibition at the Louvre in Paris focuses on ancient Egypt’s Kushite Dynasty that originated in today’s Sudan. David Tresilian , Tuesday 31 May 2022 , ...

This first Kushite kingdom traded in ivory, gold, ... The Black Pharaohs’ rule of Egypt lasted for nearly a century, but Taharqa lost control of Egypt to invading Assyrians.

The Kushite pharaohs imposed a strong government in Egypt, pursued an active foreign policy and stimulated a revival in art, architecture and religious practices.

The Kushite pyramids are also smaller, with the largest reaching about 30 meters (100 feet) in height—a fraction of the Great ...