Al-Mirghani, Alsaid Ahmed Ali b. August 6, 1941 d. November 2, 2008 Sudan President. He served as the third President of Sudan from May 6, 1986 to June 30, 1989. Born the son of a prominent African family in Khartoum, Sudan, he was reportedly a direct lineage ancestor of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. He was the third and the last democratically elected President of Sudan following the nation's independence from Great Britain in 1956. He was removed from power following a military coup led by current Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir. After his political...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.) Al-Mirghani Family Grand Mosque, Khartoum, Al Khartoum, Sudan
Piye Egyptian Pharaoh. The first of Egypt's "Nubian" pharaohs, he came to power in 752 BC and was the founder of the twenty-fifth dynasty. He had been King of Nubia for twenty years when, encouraged by the in-fighting between Egypt's four rival rulers at the time, he invaded Egypt and made them regional governors under his control. The invasion was portrayed as a religious crusade to restore the influence of the God Amun and he legitimised his claim to the throne by taking part in the Opet Festival...[Read More] (Bio by: js) el-Kurru Royal Burial Ground, Abu Hamad, River Nile, Sudan Plot: Pyramid Ku 17
Shabaka Egyptian Pharaoh. He was one of the "Nubian" Pharaohs of Egypt's twenty-fifth dynasty and came to power in 721 BC on the death of his brother Piye. He continued the work of his brother in consolidating Nubian rule over Egypt and extended his influence as far as the Delta in the north. He was able to retain Egypt's independence from the hostile Assyrian Empire and gave refuge to king Imanni of Ashdod after the defeat of his revolt against Assyria in 712 AD. He is notable for his many building...[Read More] (Bio by: js) el-Kurru Royal Burial Ground, Abu Hamad, River Nile, Sudan
Shebitku Egyptian Pharaoh. He was the third king of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty and came to power in 707 BC following the death of his uncle, Shabaka. He began his reign by continuing Shabaka's policy of conciliation with Assyria, but began to resist Assyrian expansion into Canaan when Sennacherib came to the Assyrian throne. In 701 BC he sent an army under the command of his brother, Tarharqa, to confront the Assyrians at the Battle of Eltekh. He also sent an army to defend Jerusalem against the Assyrians...[Read More] (Bio by: js) el-Kurru Royal Burial Ground, Abu Hamad, River Nile, Sudan
Tantamani Egyptian Pharaoh. He was the final ruler of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty and the last of Egypt's line of Nubian Pharaohs. He came to the throne in 664 BC and immediately embarked on an expedition to regain Egyptian territory that had been taken by the Assyrians. He reoccupied all of Egypt and killed the Assyrian's puppet king Necho I, but the Assyrians launched a massive counter attack which resulted in the destruction of Thebes. He continued to hold power in Upper Egypt until 656 BC when Thebes...[Read More] (Bio by: js) el-Kurru Royal Burial Ground, Abu Hamad, River Nile, Sudan Plot: Pyramid of Tantamani
b. August 6, 1941 d. November 2, 2008