Buhen
Middle Kingdom Egyptian fortress on the Second Cataract, captured and held by the Kerma kingdom's Kushite rulers during Egypt's 13th Dynasty.
Dated events and their evidence
- 1,650 BCE mainstream
Kushite forces of Kerma capture the fortress during Egypt's 13th Dynasty source - 1,550 BCE mainstream
Pharaoh Ahmose I recaptures Buhen at the start of the New Kingdom source
Where
21.9170° N, 31.2830° E
Sources
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