Natakamani
Historical Figure

Natakamani

Kushite King

Born: 100 BCE · Died: 20 CE

About Natakamani

Natakamani, also called Aqrakamani, was a king of Kush who reigned from Meroë in the middle of the 1st century CE. He ruled as co-regent together with his mother Amanitore. Natakamani is the best attested ruler of the Meroitic period. He and Amanitore may have been contemporaries of the Roman emperor Nero.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

Kingdom1070 BCE – 350 CE

Kingdom of Kush

The Kingdom of Kush in modern Sudan was a major Nile Valley civilization that conquered and ruled Egypt as the 25th Dynasty (c. 747-656 BCE), and later developed the distinctive Meroitic culture with its own writing system, iron industry, and pyramid tradition.