This is an incomplete list of female rulers from the Kingdom of Kush.
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Kushite Kandake Amanitore [Author Sven-Steffen Arndt, Licensed Attribution-Share Alike 2.0, via Wikipedia Commons]
List of Queens
- Karimala – | A | B |
- Bartare (284-275 BCE )
- Shanakdakhete (177 BCE–155 BCE) – | A | B | C |
- Amanirenas (40 BCE–10 BCE) – | A | B | C |
- Amanishakheto (c. 10 BCE–1 CE) – | A | B | C |
- Nawidemak (Early 1st Century CE)
- Amanitore (1–20 CE) – | A | B | C |
- Amanikhatashan (c. 62-c. 85)
- Maleqorobar (266–283 CE)
- Patrapeameni [Also known as Nahidemani] (300 – 308)
- Lahideamani (306–314 CE)
Books
- Harkless, Necia Desiree. 2006. Nubian Pharaohs and Meroitic Kings: TheKingdom of Kush. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse.
- Schwarz-Bart, Simone, and André Schwarz-Bart. 2001. In Praise of Black Women. Vol. 1. Madison, WI: The University of Wisconsin Press.
Websites
- Kneller, Tara L. “Role of Women in Nubia [Kneller],” University of Pennsylvania - African Studies Center, September 4, 1993.
- Mark, Joshua J. “The Candaces of Meroe,” Ancient History Encyclopedia, March 19, 2018.
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