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Battle of Megiddo

Type Event Region Asia Time -609

In 609 BCE, Egyptian Pharaoh Necho II marched north to aid the remnants of Assyria and fought King Josiah of Judah at Megiddo while passing through t…

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  1. -609Plain of Megiddo · IsraelNecho II led Egyptian forces north through Judah to aid Assyria; King Josiah of Judah fortified the pass at Megiddo to intercept them, and fierce fighting broke out between the two sides.
  2. -609Megiddo · IsraelJosiah was killed in battle; the Egyptian army won and passed through Megiddo, after which the Kingdom of Judah was constrained by Egyptian power and its political autonomy was greatly diminished.

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