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 Conquest of Egypt
surface form: Achaemenid conquest of Egypt

Conquest of Egypt
surface form: Persian conquest of Egypt
associatedEmpire Achaemenid Empire
associatedKing Cambyses II
surface form: Cambyses II of Persia
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 Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt
surface form: 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 Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt
surface form: 27th Dynasty of Egypt

Achaemenid rule in Egypt
geopoliticalContext Persian domination of the Near East
competition for control of Eastern Mediterranean trade
historicalPeriod First Persian Period of Egypt
surface form: Achaemenid period in Egypt

Late Period of Egypt
surface form: 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
surface form: Psamtik III of Egypt
opposingCommander Psamtik III
partOf Achaemenid expansion
politicalChange transition from native Egyptian monarchy to Persian imperial administration
precededBy Lydian–Persian War
surface form: Persian conquest of Lydia
primarySource works of Herodotus
surface form: Herodotus’s Histories
regionImpacted Eastern Mediterranean
Middle East
surface form: Near East
result Conquest of Egypt self-linksurface differs
surface form: Achaemenid 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 Conquest of Egypt
this entity surface form: Invasion of Egypt
Satrapy of Egypt significantEvent Conquest of Egypt
this entity surface form: Persian conquest of Egypt
Saite political renaissance followedBy Conquest of Egypt
this entity surface form: Achaemenid conquest of Egypt
pharaohs of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty endCause Conquest of Egypt
subject surface form: Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt
this entity surface form: Persian conquest of Egypt
Amasis II deathBefore Conquest of Egypt
this entity surface form: Persian conquest of Egypt by Cambyses II
Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt notableEvent Conquest of Egypt
this entity surface form: Persian conquest of Egypt
Battle of Pelusium (525 BC) partOf Conquest of Egypt
this entity surface form: Achaemenid conquest of Egypt
Battle of Pelusium (525 BC) result Conquest of Egypt
this entity surface form: Persian conquest of Egypt
Battle of Pelusium (525 BC) precededBy Conquest of Egypt
this entity surface form: Persian invasion of Egypt
Saite Egypt endedBy Conquest of Egypt
this entity surface form: Persian conquest of Egypt
Conquest of Egypt alsoKnownAs Conquest of Egypt
this entity surface form: Persian conquest of Egypt
Conquest of Egypt alsoKnownAs Conquest of Egypt
this entity surface form: Achaemenid conquest of Egypt
Conquest of Egypt result Conquest of Egypt self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Achaemenid conquest of Egypt
Campaign against the Oasis of Siwa partOf Conquest of Egypt
this entity surface form: Achaemenid conquest of Egypt
Campaign against the Oasis of Siwa relatedTo Conquest of Egypt
this entity surface form: Achaemenid conquest of Egypt