SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -Shanakhdakheto or Shanakdakhete was a Queen of the Kingdom of Kush, when the polity was centered at Meroë, an ancient city in north Sudan. She is the earliest known ruling African queen of ancient Nubia, and reigned from c. 170–150 BC, although the period 170–160 BC is also mentioned.

Detailed explanation-2: -The period between 40 BCE and 50 CE saw three Kushite Queens in succession; Amanirenas, Amanishakheto and Amanitore. Amanirenas was the most prominent Kandake and reigned between 40 and 10 BCE. She is most revered for leading the Kushite armies to victory against the Romans after a five-year war.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nubian Queens and Warriors, The Kandakes – Mighty Women of Africa.

Detailed explanation-4: -Alara the King of Kush “Nubia” who is the first recorded prince of Nubia, founded the Napatan, or Twenty-fifth, Kushite dynasty at Napata in Nubia, which is known today as Sudan. Alara’s successor, Kashta, extended Kushite control north to Elephantine and Thebes in Upper Egypt.