Paanchi
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Paanchi also spelled as Piankhi, Piankhy, and Piyi, (r. 747 BC-716 BC) was an ancient ruler of the kingdom of Nubia
. In the 21st year of his reign (c. 727 BC), he conquered Egypt
. He adopted the throne name Menkheperre (meaning "[he who] abides the manifestation of the sun god"). Following this conquest, his people the Kushites (Nubians) built pyramids (in fact, more in number than were ever built in Egypt
), but smaller and with a sharper inclination than the 52 degrees used by the Egyptians.
Nubia
Nubia is a region along the Nile river, which is located in northern Sudan and southern Egypt.There were a number of small Nubian kingdoms throughout the Middle Ages, the last of which collapsed in 1504, when Nubia became divided between Egypt and the Sennar sultanate resulting in the Arabization...
. In the 21st year of his reign (c. 727 BC), he conquered Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
. He adopted the throne name Menkheperre (meaning "[he who] abides the manifestation of the sun god"). Following this conquest, his people the Kushites (Nubians) built pyramids (in fact, more in number than were ever built in Egypt
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
), but smaller and with a sharper inclination than the 52 degrees used by the Egyptians.