Conquest of Egypt

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The Conquest of Egypt was the Persian king Cambyses II’s successful military campaign in 525 BCE that brought Egypt under Achaemenid rule and ended the independence of the ancient Egyptian kingdom.

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instanceOf historical event ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Achaemenid conquest of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Conquest of Egypt

Persian conquest of Egypt ⓘ
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associatedEmpire Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
associatedKing Cambyses II of Persia ⓘ
linked to: Cambyses II
belligerentType imperial power vs regional kingdom ⓘ
cause Achaemenid imperial expansion into the Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
desire to control Nile resources and trade routes ⓘ
chronologicalContext late 6th century BCE ⓘ
reign of Cambyses II ⓘ
combatant Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
commander Cambyses II ⓘ
date 525 BCE ⓘ
dynastyEnded 26th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
effect creation of Egypt as a Persian satrapy ⓘ
decline of native Egyptian royal power ⓘ
integration of Egypt into the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
followedBy 27th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
Achaemenid rule in Egypt ⓘ
geopoliticalContext Persian domination of the Near East ⓘ
competition for control of Eastern Mediterranean trade ⓘ
historicalPeriod Achaemenid period in Egypt ⓘ
Late Period of ancient Egypt ⓘ
keyBattle Battle of Pelusium ⓘ
location Egypt ⓘ
Nile Delta ⓘ
militaryTactic land invasion through Sinai ⓘ
newRuler Cambyses II ⓘ
newTitleOfRuler Pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ
opposedKing Psamtik III of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Psamtik III
opposingCommander Psamtik III ⓘ
partOf Achaemenid expansion ⓘ
politicalChange transition from native Egyptian monarchy to Persian imperial administration ⓘ
precededBy Persian conquest of Lydia ⓘ
primarySource Herodotus’s Histories ⓘ
linked to: works of Herodotus
regionImpacted Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
Near East ⓘ
linked to: Middle East
result Achaemenid conquest of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Conquest of Egypt

end of independent ancient Egyptian kingdom ⓘ
establishment of Achaemenid rule in Egypt ⓘ
significance ended centuries of independent pharaonic rule ⓘ
marked the first incorporation of Egypt into a large transcontinental empire ⓘ
yearEnded 525 BCE ⓘ
yearStarted 525 BCE ⓘ

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Cambyses II → notableWork → Conquest of Egypt ⓘ
Cambyses II → campaign → Invasion of Egypt ⓘ
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Satrapy of Egypt → significantEvent → Persian conquest of Egypt ⓘ
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Saite political renaissance → followedBy → Achaemenid conquest of Egypt ⓘ
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Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt → endCause → Persian conquest of Egypt ⓘ
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Amasis II → deathBefore → Persian conquest of Egypt by Cambyses II ⓘ
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Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt → notableEvent → Persian conquest of Egypt ⓘ
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Battle of Pelusium (525 BC) → partOf → Achaemenid conquest of Egypt ⓘ
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Battle of Pelusium (525 BC) → result → Persian conquest of Egypt ⓘ
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Battle of Pelusium (525 BC) → precededBy → Persian invasion of Egypt ⓘ
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Saite Egypt → endedBy → Persian conquest of Egypt ⓘ
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Conquest of Egypt → alsoKnownAs → Persian conquest of Egypt ⓘ
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Conquest of Egypt → alsoKnownAs → Achaemenid conquest of Egypt ⓘ
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Conquest of Egypt → result → Achaemenid conquest of Egypt ⓘ
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Campaign against the Oasis of Siwa → partOf → Achaemenid conquest of Egypt ⓘ
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Campaign against the Oasis of Siwa → relatedTo → Achaemenid conquest of Egypt ⓘ
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First Persian Period of Egypt → significantEvent → Persian conquest of Egypt ⓘ
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Battle of Pelusium → partOf → Persian conquest of Egypt ⓘ
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Battle of Pelusium → outcome → Persian conquest of Egypt ⓘ
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Saite kingdom → endCause → Persian conquest of Egypt ⓘ
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Achaemenid–Egyptian conflicts → hasPart → First Achaemenid conquest of Egypt ⓘ
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Achaemenid–Egyptian conflicts → hasPart → Second Achaemenid conquest of Egypt ⓘ
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Achaemenid–Egyptian conflicts → result → Achaemenid conquest of Egypt ⓘ
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Siege of Memphis (525 BC) → partOf → Achaemenid conquest of Egypt ⓘ
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Siege of Memphis (525 BC) → partOf → Cambyses II’s Egyptian campaign ⓘ
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Siege of Memphis (525 BC) → followedBy → Persian occupation of Egypt ⓘ
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