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Battle of Pelusium

525 BCE · 6th century BCE

The Battle of Pelusium was fought in 525 BCE at the eastern edge of the Nile Delta, where the Persian king Cambyses II defeated Pharaoh Psamtik III. The victory completed the conquests begun by Cyrus the Great. It brought Egypt into the Achaemenid Empire, where it was ruled as the 27th Dynasty.

Battle of Pelusium
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