Alara

The cartouche of Alara
in the stela of Nastasen

 Alara, the divine ruler of Napata, in Nubia The kingdom of Napata, set in Nubia, modern Sudan, observed  Egyptian  traditions  in  divine,  social,  and governmental  affairs.  Alara  was  the  brother  of  Kashta, who  set up  the  25th Dynasty  of  Egypt,  ruling from 770 to 750 B.C.E. Kashta and his replacement, Piankhi (1), ruled only a part of Egypt in their lives. The Napatans  would  later  claim  all  of  Egypt  when  Shabaka marched  north  in  712  B.C.E. and  conquered  the entire the Nile Valley. Alaras daughter, Tabiry, the mother of Shabaka, married Piankhi. Alaras wife was a noble woman named Kassaga.

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