By: Leon Kwasi Kuntuo-Asare ORIGINS Shabaka (also spelled Shabako) was a Kushite/Nubian King (Qore), and the 3rd pharaoh of the 25th Dynasty of Egypt. He inherited the African throne from his uncle, Pharaoh Shebitku. He assumed the throne name of Pepi II Neferkare, a Sixth Dynasty pharaoh. Shabaka’s reigned lasted from 705 to 690 BC. … Continue reading KUSHITE-EGYPTIAN PHARAOH SHABAKA (25TH DYNASTY EGYPT 🇪🇬)