Battle of Megiddo (15th century BCE)

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The Battle of Megiddo (15th century BCE) was a decisive military victory of Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose III over a Canaanite coalition, often regarded as the first recorded battle in history with detailed accounts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bronze Age battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Megiddo
surface form: Battle of Megiddo (Thutmose III)
associatedWith New Kingdom of Egypt
surface form: New Kingdom Egyptian imperialism

use of chariots
belligerent Canaanite coalition
New Kingdom of Egypt
surface form: New Kingdom Egypt
campaignLeader Thutmose III
chronologicalPosition early major battle of Thutmose III’s reign
commander Thutmose III
conflictIn Thutmose III’s campaigns in Canaan
confusedWith Battle of Megiddo (1918)
consequence expansion of Egyptian empire in the Levant
submission of many Canaanite rulers to Egypt
date circa 1457 BCE
era 15th century BCE
followedBy siege of Megiddo
geographicalFeature Jezreel Valley
Megiddo
surface form: hill of Megiddo (Tell el-Mutesellim)
historicalContext rise of New Kingdom Egypt as a Near Eastern great power
historicalPeriod 18th Dynasty of Egypt
surface form: Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt
knownFor earliest relatively detailed military campaign narrative
strategic encirclement of Canaanite forces
legacy model for later Egyptian campaign narratives
locatedInPresentDay Israel
surface form: modern-day Israel
militaryInnovation detailed logistical and tactical record
militaryObjective control of trade routes through Canaan
opposingAlliance Canaanite city-states
Kingdom of Kadesh
opposingCommander King of Kadesh
outcome decisive Egyptian victory
partOf Egyptian campaigns in the Levant
place Canaan
Levant region
surface form: Levant

Megiddo
precededBy reign of Hatshepsut
primarySourceType hieroglyphic inscription
recordedAt Karnak Temple Complex
surface form: Temple of Amun at Karnak
recordedIn Karnak Temple inscriptions
surface form: Annals of Thutmose III
relatedWork Ancient Records of Egypt
surface form: Egyptian military annals
result Egyptian victory
significance consolidation of Egyptian control over Canaan
demonstrated Thutmose III’s military skill
first recorded battle in history with detailed accounts
sourceLanguage Ancient Egyptian
tacticalFeature Egyptian surprise march via narrow Aruna pass
siege of Megiddo following field battle

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Megiddo hasNearbyBattle Battle of Megiddo (15th century BCE)
Megiddo hasNearbyBattle Battle of Megiddo (15th century BCE)
this entity surface form: Battle of Megiddo (609 BCE)
Thutmose III knownFor Battle of Megiddo (15th century BCE)
this entity surface form: battle of Megiddo
Egyptian–Hittite wars hasPart Battle of Megiddo (15th century BCE)
this entity surface form: Battle of Megiddo (c. 1479 BCE)
Esdraelon Plain battleSiteOf Battle of Megiddo (15th century BCE)
Tell el-Mutesellim battleSiteOf Battle of Megiddo (15th century BCE)
Battle of Megiddo alsoKnownAs Battle of Megiddo (15th century BCE)