King Piye: The First Black Pharaoh Who Ruled Egypt From 744–714 BC

The people of Africa will never forget King Piye, the Kushi king who rose to become Egypt's first absolute monarch.

History records that King Piye was the first black pharaoh in Egyptian history. During his reign, King Piye was well-known for his numerous conquests in neighboring lands.
Without Egypt, ancient African history would be analogous to a pizza without dough or a farmer without his tools for farming.

Egypt's civilization and its preserved cross-cultural inheritance are among the earliest histories of the country that have survived for centuries and are still studied as a topic in contemporary history.

King Piye is credited with laying the groundwork for a more powerful Egypt and is known for his numerous conquests over neighboring lands. Africa Archives, in picture from Facebook.

In this article, Legit.ng examines Egypt and one of its historical landmark tales that is still discussed in contemporary society.

This is the tale of King Piye of Kush, also known as Piankhi, the first ever black Pharaoh of Egypt, who ruled alongside a number of other notable kings, including Alexander the Great of Greece, Emperor Menelik of Ethiopia, and Phillip II of Macedonia.



The reign and conquests of King Piye


According to Africa Archives, King Piye was a Kushite king who ruled Egypt between 744 and 714 BC. He was also the founder of the twenty-fifth Dynasty.



Within the first ten years of his rule, he took over upper Egypt and reigned from Napata, a city in modern-day Sudan's Nubia region. History records King Piye as the first black pharaoh to reign Egypt.

King Piye is remembered for his numerous conquests, which include his triumphs at Herakleopolis, Hermopolis, Memphis, and his historic win in the Nile Delta, where strong kings like Luput II of Leontopolis, Osorkon IV of Tanis, and Nilmlot of Heraleopolis all succumbed to his strength.

King Piye was laid to rest in the Royal cemetery in his homeland of Kush, which is now North Sudan, adjacent to the biggest Pyramid.

The greatest and most powerful Black Pharaoh in Nubian history, King Piye is credited with highlighting the significance of Kushite culture to ancient Egyptian traditions.