Battle of Djahy
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The Battle of Djahy was a major Late Bronze Age conflict in which Ramesses III’s forces fought off invading Sea Peoples in the eastern Mediterranean region.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Djahy canonical | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| aimOfEgypt | to halt Sea Peoples’ advance toward Egypt ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sea Peoples invasions
ⓘ
reign of Ramesses III ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Egypt under Ramesses III
NERFINISHED
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coalition of Sea Peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
New Kingdom Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sea Peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Ramesses III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Ramesses III’s forces vs. Sea Peoples ⓘ |
| date | c. 1178 BCE ⓘ |
| depictedAt | Medinet Habu temple reliefs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn | Medinet Habu inscriptions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of the Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | collapse of Late Bronze Age states in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Egyptian army
NERFINISHED
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Ramesses III NERFINISHED ⓘ Sea Peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalCategory |
battles involving Ancient Egypt
ⓘ
battles of the Late Bronze Age collapse ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Ancient Egyptian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Levant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Mediterranean region ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of the last major victories of New Kingdom Egypt ⓘ |
| outcome | Sea Peoples repelled on land ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ramesses III’s campaigns against the Sea Peoples
ⓘ
wars of Ramesses III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
| precededBy | Sea Peoples’ incursions into the Levant ⓘ |
| primarySourceType |
royal inscription
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temple relief ⓘ |
| regionContested | southern Levant ⓘ |
| result | Egyptian victory ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | defense of Egypt’s Asiatic frontier ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | land battle ⓘ |
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