King Tirhakah of Ethiopia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/King_Tirhakah_of_Ethiopia
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Tirhakah
gptkb:Taharqa
gptkbp:artifactsFound gptkb:Thebes
gptkb:Gebel_Barkal
gptkb:Kawa
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Nubia
gptkbp:burialPlace Nuri
gptkbp:children gptkb:Amenirdis_II
gptkb:Atlanersa
gptkb:Neskhonsu
gptkbp:culture gptkb:Kushite
gptkb:Egyptian
gptkbp:dateOfBirth circa 710 BC
gptkbp:dateOfDeath 664 BC
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Nubia
gptkbp:depictedIn reliefs at Gebel Barkal
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:25th_Dynasty_of_Egypt
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Kushite
gptkbp:father Piye
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Tirhakah of Ethiopia
gptkbp:knownFor conflict with Assyrian king Ashurbanipal
conflict with Assyrian king Esarhaddon
expanding the Kushite Empire
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for later Nubian rulers
last great pharaoh of the 25th Dynasty
subject of biblical and classical references
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkb:2_Kings_19:9
gptkb:Isaiah_37:9
gptkbp:notableFor resisting Assyrian invasion
building projects in Nubia and Egypt
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Shebitku
gptkbp:regionRuled gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Kush
gptkb:Nubia
gptkbp:reignEnd 664 BC
gptkbp:reignStart 690 BC
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Egyptian
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Abar
gptkb:Atakhebasken
gptkb:Taba
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Tantamani
gptkbp:title gptkb:King
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2_Kings_19:9
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6