Battle of Djahy

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The Battle of Djahy was a major Late Bronze Age conflict in which Ramesses III’s forces fought off invading Sea Peoples in the eastern Mediterranean region.

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Battle of Djahy canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
aimOfEgypt to halt Sea Peoples’ advance toward Egypt ⓘ
associatedWith Sea Peoples invasions ⓘ
reign of Ramesses III ⓘ
belligerent Egypt under Ramesses III ⓘ
coalition of Sea Peoples ⓘ
combatant New Kingdom Egypt ⓘ
Sea Peoples ⓘ
commander Ramesses III ⓘ
conflict Ramesses III’s forces vs. Sea Peoples ⓘ
date c. 1178 BCE ⓘ
depictedAt Medinet Habu temple reliefs ⓘ
describedIn Medinet Habu inscriptions ⓘ
era Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
followedBy Battle of the Delta ⓘ
geopoliticalContext collapse of Late Bronze Age states in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
hasParticipant Egyptian army ⓘ
linked to: Egyptian Army

Ramesses III ⓘ
Sea Peoples ⓘ
historicalCategory battles involving Ancient Egypt ⓘ
battles of the Late Bronze Age collapse ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources Ancient Egyptian ⓘ
locatedIn Levant ⓘ
linked to: Levant region

eastern Mediterranean region ⓘ
notableFor one of the last major victories of New Kingdom Egypt ⓘ
outcome Sea Peoples repelled on land ⓘ
partOf Ramesses III’s campaigns against the Sea Peoples ⓘ
wars of Ramesses III ⓘ
period Late Bronze Age ⓘ
precededBy Sea Peoples’ incursions into the Levant ⓘ
primarySourceType royal inscription ⓘ
temple relief ⓘ
regionContested southern Levant ⓘ
result Egyptian victory ⓘ
strategicSignificance defense of Egypt’s Asiatic frontier ⓘ
typeOfWarfare land battle ⓘ

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20th Dynasty of Egypt → hasEvent → Battle of Djahy ⓘ
Battle of the Delta → relatedEvent → Battle of Djahy ⓘ