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Queen Candace of Antiquity Ancient Mother of the Sudan and Ethiopia Nov 27, 2010 William Cook
Kemet (Egypt) controlled the Sudan and Ethiopia as early as 1500 BCE, during Kemet’s Eighteenth Dynasty that had begun in 1580 with Pharaoh Ahmose I. At that time Sudan and Ethiopia were the originators of Kemet. However, sometime between 1050 to 950 BCE, the people of these regions managed to separate from Kemet to form their own civilization, which eventually transformed into the kingdom of Kush. Its two main cities were Napata in the Sudan and Meroe near the border of Ethiopia.
Origin of Candace The rulers of Kush were both men and women of caucasian descent from the royal family. The mother of the ruler was the main political advisor and co-ruler. The Kushites called the mother of the king Candace, “queen mother,” which also means “honest” and “white.” Since there were approximately 44 kings or rulers from Kush’s inception to the first century CE, there were also as many queens or Candaces who either co-ruled or led the kingdom autonomously. Kushites referred to the fathers of the kings as sons of the Sun, meaning followers of the sun disc symbol of the God of the sky, a feature of the monotheistic movement created by Pharaoh Akenten (Akhnaton) during the fourteenth century BCE.
As Kushite civilization grew Kemet began to borrow from these cultures, especially after 670 BCE with invasions from Europe followed by Rome (525) and Greeks (332). When the Greeks invaded Kemet, Macedonian-born Alexander the Great led them. Macedonians had invaded the Greece mainland and took control of its city-states. The leading Greeks, though, particularly the whites who come from Athens, unabashedly referred to Macedonia as a place that breeds savages and barbarians, and they always publically stated that Macedonians were not African Greeks. However, many historians suggest that Alexander was an African-Greek because Macedonians spoke a Greek language or dialect, but where originally from Africa.
When Alexander the Great invaded Kemet in 332, Kush’s kingdom extended south into Western Ethiopia and as far north as the first cataract, which was just below Kemet’s southern border. After conquering Kemet Alexander decided to continue south to invade Kush, but he had to contend with Candace, one of the “mother queens,” who was the general-in-chief of the army as well as a great military commander and war strategist. As Alexander headed towards the first cataract feeling good about his victories, he saw the Kushite army with its leader Queen Candace, who was sitting on a royally designed bench set across the top of two elephants (Williams 119).
There are different accounts of what actually occurred when Candace confronted Alexander. According to Chancellor Williams, after seeing Candace’s formidable defense of well-trained soldiers armed with iron weapons, Alexander reconsidered his decision to go into battle because his opponent’s air of confidence forced him to think about his winning streak. He also weighed the possibility of losing to a woman general against his reputation. After thoroughly examining the situation, Alexander retreated north. In contrast, William Leo Hansberry says that Alexander met semi-privately with Candace. Legend has it that Candace advised Alexander to leave the region immediately and if he refused, after defeating his army, she would cut off his head and roll it down a hill. It is also rumored that Alexander fathered a child with Candace of Ethiopia.
It is difficult to ascertain what transpired between Candace and Alexander, but it is a fact that Alexander did not attempt to invade Kush after Queen Candace and her army confronted him. He left the region and went into Asia. When Alexander died in 323 BCE, one of his generals, Ptolemy I, took control of Kemet. Greek-Macedonian rule of that country lasted approximately 300 years. It ended when the last ruler of the Ptolemy line, Domistylces, died after she and Roman General Mark Anthony lost their battle over control of Rome to Octavian or Augustus in 30 BCE.
Emperor Augustus and Queen Candace Not too long after Rome took control of Kemet, it had a dispute with Kush over territorial boundaries. Kush’s kingdom extended to the first cataract, but Roman Emperor Augustus wanted to push Kush further south. As a result, Rome and Kush started fighting in 23 BCE at town near the disputed area called Syene. Another Queen Candace was the general-in-chief of the army when the fighting erupted. During the conflict Kushite military men confiscated a bronze head of Augustus and took it to Meroe. The Kushites won this battle although Roman soldiers wounded Candace.
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Sources: Diop, Cheikh Anta. The African Origin of Civilization. Ed. Trans. Mercer Cook. Westport: Lawrence Hill & Company, 1974.
Hansberry, William Leo. Pillars in Ethiopian History, Vol. I. Ed. Joseph E. Harris. Washington, D.C. Howard University Press, 1981.
Williams, Chancellor. The Destruction of Black Civilization. Chicago: Third World Press, 1987
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The rulers of Kush were definitlely not Caucasian.
Emperor Augustus and Queen Candace Not too long after Rome took control of Kemet, it had a dispute with Kush over territorial boundaries. Kush’s kingdom extended to the first cataract, but Roman Emperor Augustus wanted to push Kush further south. As a result, Rome and Kush started fighting in 23 BCE at town near the disputed area called Syene. Another Queen Candace was the general-in-chief of the army when the fighting erupted. During the conflict Kushite military men confiscated a bronze head of Augustus and took it to Meroe. The Kushites won this battle although Roman soldiers wounded Candace.
Read more at Suite101: Queen Candace of Antiquity: Ancient Mother of the Sudan and Ethiopia
Sources: Diop, Cheikh Anta. The African Origin of Civilization. Ed. Trans. Mercer Cook. Westport: Lawrence Hill & Company, 1974.
Hansberry, William Leo. Pillars in Ethiopian History, Vol. I. Ed. Joseph E. Harris. Washington, D.C. Howard University Press, 1981.
Williams, Chancellor. The Destruction of Black Civilization. Chicago: Third World Press, 1987
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Queen Candace of Antiquity Ancient Mother of the Sudan and Ethiopia Nov 27, 2010 William Cook
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quote:Originally posted by GiganticLie: Kemet (Egypt) controlled the Sudan and Ethiopia as early as 1500 BCE, during Kemet’s Eighteenth Dynasty that had begun in 1580 with Pharaoh Ahmose I. At that time Sudan and Ethiopia were the originators of Kemet. However, sometime between 1050 to 950 BCE, the people of these regions managed to separate from Kemet to form their own civilization, which eventually transformed into the kingdom of Kush. Its two main cities were Napata in the Sudan and Meroe near the border of Ethiopia.
Origin of Candace The rulers of Kush were both men and women of caucasian descent from the royal family. The mother of the ruler was the main political advisor and co-ruler. The Kushites called the mother of the king Candace, “queen mother,” which also means “honest” and “white.”
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