The domination of Egypt by the Hyksos allowed Kush to come out from under the hegemony of Egypt and flower as a culture This period ended, however, when the Egyptians kings (pharaohs) founded a New Kingdom, having thrown the Hyksos out of Egypt, reconquered Kush and brought it under Egyptian colonial rule. Kush attained its greatest power and cultural energy between 17 BC during the Intermediate period in Egypt.
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