Dynasty:

Most references point to Piye as being the first ruler of the 25th Dynasty .

History:

Some references refer to him under different names. He, supposedly, ruled Kush (Nubia) from about 750 to 719 BC. Piankhi was his birth name, but in various references, we see his birth name referred to as Piankhy, Piye, Piy and Piyi. However, some references point out that his true name was Piye and that this was wrongly read as Piankhi. The political situation became worth and worth at the ned of the 24th dynasty, so Piye moved to the north of Sudan and defeat Bakuris, the follower of king Tefnakht, and founded the 25th dynasty. After conquering Egypt , Piye simply went home to Nubia, and according to our knowledge, never again returned to Egypt. He is portrayed as a ruler who did not glory in the smiting of his adversaries, as did other kings, but rather preferred treaties and alliances.

Monuments:

Piye left the rule of the country largely in the hands of his vassals, but recorded his victories on a stela - called the Victory Stela now in the Egyptian Museum - at Napata. He left few monuments in Egypt, other than an expansion of theTemple of Amun at Thebes (current day Luxor ). Later, Tefnakhte would again claim kingdom and as the founder of the 24th Dynasty , ruled at least the western Delta. However, later successors to Piye would consolidate their control over Egypt, at least for a time. Upon Piye's death, he was buried at El-Kurru, where he erected a small pyramid resembling the tall narrow structures, that had been built above many private tombs of Egypt's New Kingdom