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Cambyses' Conquest of Egypt

Type Event Region Africa Time -525

In 525 BCE, Persian Achaemenid king Cambyses II invaded Egypt, defeating the last pharaoh Psamtik III at Pelusium, then capturing Memphis, ending Egy…

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  1. -525Pelusium · Sinai frontierThe Persian army fought the Egyptian forces led by Psamtik III at the eastern frontier fortress of Pelusium; the Persians won, opening the way to the Nile Delta.
  2. -525Memphis · EgyptThe Persian army advanced into Memphis; Psamtik III was captured or killed, the 26th Dynasty fell, and Egypt was incorporated into the Persian Empire under Persian satrapal rule.

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