During this period, the region was ruled by a viceroy who reported directly to the Egyptian Pharaoh.

[1] The viceroy was responsible for overseeing the area north of the Third Cataract, which was divided into Wawat in the north, centered at Aniba, and Kush in the south, centered at Soleb during the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt and later at Amara West.

They were supported in this task by two deputies, a number of scribes, an overseer of cattle, and the priests of local Egyptian built temples.

[3][1] The title eventually lapsed under Piankh, who led an unsuccessful campaign against his rebellious predecessor Pinehesy.

After this point the title is attested only in a few tomb inscriptions outside of Nubia such as one of the wives of Pinedjem II who was named 'Superintendent of Southern Foreign Lands and Viceroy Kush' for unclear reasons.