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
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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
linked to: Conquest of Egypt
Campaign against the Oasis of Siwa relatedTo Achaemenid conquest of Egypt
linked to: Conquest of Egypt