Cambyses II

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Achaemenid king King of Persia historical figure

Cambyses II was a king of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, best known for succeeding Cyrus the Great and conquering Egypt in the 6th century BCE.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Cambyses 1
Cambyses II (minor scholarly view) 1
Cambyses II of Persia 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Achaemenid king ⓘ
King of Persia ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
battle Battle of Pelusium (525 BC) ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Pelusium
birthPlace Anshan ⓘ
burialPlace Pasargadae ⓘ
campaign Campaign against Nubia ⓘ
Campaign against the Oasis of Siwa ⓘ
Conquest of Egypt ⓘ
surface form: Invasion of Egypt
capital Babylon ⓘ
Susa ⓘ
capturedCity Memphis ⓘ
country Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
culture Persian ⓘ
deathCause wound from an accident ⓘ
deathPlace Eber-Nari ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
dynasty Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ
era 6th century BCE ⓘ
ethnicGroup Persians ⓘ
father Cyrus the Great ⓘ
givenName Cambyses II self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Cambyses
knownFor conquering Egypt ⓘ
expansion of the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
succeeding Cyrus the Great ⓘ
language Old Persian ⓘ
mentionedIn Behistun Inscription ⓘ
works of Herodotus ⓘ
surface form: Herodotus' Histories
mother Cassandane ⓘ
notableWork Conquest of Egypt ⓘ
occupation monarch ⓘ
opponent Psamtik III ⓘ
predecessor Cyrus the Great ⓘ
regnalName Cambyses II self-link ⓘ
reignEnd 522 BCE ⓘ
reignStart 530 BCE ⓘ
religion Zoroastrianism ⓘ
royalHouse House of Cyrus ⓘ
ruledTerritory Assyria ⓘ
Babylon ⓘ
surface form: Babylonia

Pharaonic Egypt ⓘ
surface form: Egypt

Persia ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
sibling Bardiya ⓘ
successor Bardiya ⓘ
Darius I of Persia ⓘ
surface form: Darius I
title King of Kings ⓘ
Shahanshah of Persia ⓘ
surface form: King of Persia

Pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cassandane → associatedWith → Cambyses II ⓘ
Cassandane → child → Cambyses II ⓘ
Cyrus the Great → child → Cambyses II ⓘ
Pelusium → conqueredBy → Cambyses II ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cambyses II of Persia
Satrapy of Egypt → conqueredBy → Cambyses II ⓘ
Satrapy of Egypt → establishedBy → Cambyses II ⓘ
Late Period of Egypt → foreignRuler → Cambyses II ⓘ
Cambyses II → givenName → Cambyses II self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cambyses
Cambyses I → grandfatherOf → Cambyses II ⓘ
Mandane of Media → grandfatherOf → Cambyses II ⓘ
Cassandane → motherOf → Cambyses II ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cambyses II (minor scholarly view)
Bardiya → predecessor → Cambyses II ⓘ
Cambyses II → regnalName → Cambyses II self-link ⓘ
Achaemenid Empire → ruler → Cambyses II ⓘ
Atossa → sibling → Cambyses II ⓘ
Bardiya → sibling → Cambyses II ⓘ
Atossa → spouse → Cambyses II ⓘ
Cyrus the Great → successor → Cambyses II ⓘ
King of Persia → successor → Cambyses II ⓘ
subject surface form: Cyrus the Great
Satrapy of Egypt → underMonarch → Cambyses II ⓘ