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Kush
(redirected from Kushite Kingdom)

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Kush  (ksh, ksh)
See Cush2.

Kush [kʌʃ kʊʃ]
n
(Christian Religious Writings / Bible) a variant spelling of Cush


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Although the Kushite Kingdom was significantly reduced by the invasion, the inhospitable and barren hills south of Aswan prevented the Assyrian invaders from the north progressing further.
It was in this environment that the first Kushite kingdom developed into an awesome power.
It appears that present-day Yorubaland and the ancient City of Meroe, the second capital of the Kushite Kingdom which laid 100 miles from Khartoum, were integral parts of Ethiopia.
 
 
 
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