Battle of Pelusium
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The Battle of Pelusium was a pivotal 525 BC conflict in which the Persian Achaemenid Empire under Cambyses II decisively defeated the Egyptians, leading to the Persian conquest and incorporation of Egypt into their empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Pelusium canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6944150 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Pelusium Context triple: [Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt, notableEvent, Battle of Pelusium]
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Battle of Mersa Matruh
The Battle of Mersa Matruh was a World War II engagement in June 1942 in Egypt, where Axis forces under Erwin Rommel defeated retreating British Commonwealth troops during the North African campaign.
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B.
Battle of Raphia
The Battle of Raphia (217 BC) was a major Hellenistic clash between the Seleucid Empire and Ptolemaic Egypt near Gaza, notable for one of the largest elephant engagements in antiquity and resulting in a decisive Ptolemaic victory.
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C.
Battle of Nahrawan
The Battle of Nahrawan was a pivotal 7th-century conflict in early Islamic history in which Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib’s forces crushed the Kharijite rebels near the Nahrawan Canal in present-day Iraq.
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D.
Battle of Alexandria
The Battle of Alexandria was a 1801 engagement in Egypt during the French Revolutionary Wars, where British forces under Sir Ralph Abercromby (with Sir John Moore as a key commander) defeated the French, helping to end Napoleon’s campaign in the region.
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E.
Battle of Halfaya Pass
The Battle of Halfaya Pass was a 1941 North African desert engagement between Axis and British Commonwealth forces for control of a key coastal pass on the Egypt–Libya border during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Pelusium Target entity description: The Battle of Pelusium was a pivotal 525 BC conflict in which the Persian Achaemenid Empire under Cambyses II decisively defeated the Egyptians, leading to the Persian conquest and incorporation of Egypt into their empire.
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A.
Battle of Mersa Matruh
The Battle of Mersa Matruh was a World War II engagement in June 1942 in Egypt, where Axis forces under Erwin Rommel defeated retreating British Commonwealth troops during the North African campaign.
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B.
Battle of Raphia
The Battle of Raphia (217 BC) was a major Hellenistic clash between the Seleucid Empire and Ptolemaic Egypt near Gaza, notable for one of the largest elephant engagements in antiquity and resulting in a decisive Ptolemaic victory.
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C.
Battle of Nahrawan
The Battle of Nahrawan was a pivotal 7th-century conflict in early Islamic history in which Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib’s forces crushed the Kharijite rebels near the Nahrawan Canal in present-day Iraq.
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D.
Battle of Alexandria
The Battle of Alexandria was a 1801 engagement in Egypt during the French Revolutionary Wars, where British forces under Sir Ralph Abercromby (with Sir John Moore as a key commander) defeated the French, helping to end Napoleon’s campaign in the region.
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E.
Battle of Halfaya Pass
The Battle of Halfaya Pass was a 1941 North African desert engagement between Axis and British Commonwealth forces for control of a key coastal pass on the Egypt–Libya border during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| associatedRuler |
Cambyses II
NERFINISHED
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Psamtik III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Achaemenid Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egyptian Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
525 BC in military history
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Battles involving ancient Egypt ⓘ Battles involving the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| combatant |
Egyptian army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persian army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Cambyses II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Achaemenid Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
Egypt incorporated into Achaemenid Empire
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end of Saite Dynasty ⓘ |
| date | 525 BC ⓘ |
| dynasticEffect | fall of 26th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| era | 6th century BC ⓘ |
| followedBy | Siege of Memphis (525 BC) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Achaemenid Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Late Period of ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Ancient Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pelusium NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Nile Delta ⓘ |
| notableFor |
decisive Persian victory over Egypt
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leading to first Persian domination of Egypt ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Psamtik III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | Persian conquest of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Achaemenid expansion under Cambyses II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greco-Persian world context ⓘ Persian conquest of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalEffect | loss of Egyptian independence ⓘ |
| precededBy | Persian invasion of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySource | Herodotus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Lower Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Persian victory ⓘ |
| significance | marked transition of Egypt to Persian satrapy ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | gateway to Egypt from the northeast ⓘ |
| successorState | Achaemenid satrapy of Egypt ⓘ |
| theatre | Near Eastern theatre of Achaemenid expansion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | -525 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Pelusium Description of subject: The Battle of Pelusium was a pivotal 525 BC conflict in which the Persian Achaemenid Empire under Cambyses II decisively defeated the Egyptians, leading to the Persian conquest and incorporation of Egypt into their empire.
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