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Cambyses II
- Reign
- 525–522 BC
- Throne name
- Mestiu-Re
- Dynasty
- 27th Dynasty (First Persian rule)
- Period
- Late Period, 664–332 BC
- Capital at the time
- Sais, Memphis
Cambyses II is listed in the king list under ‘27th Dynasty (First Persian rule)’ and so belongs to this period: Late Period (664–332 BC). Reign: 525–522 BC. The throne name is Mestiu-Re.
What is known about Cambyses II
Son of Cyrus II. Conquered Egypt and incorporated it into the Persian Empire.
From the German Wikipedia list of pharaohs, CC BY-SA 4.0, translated and edited.
During this reign
- 525 BCThe Persian king Cambyses II conquers Egypt.
Other events of the period
- c. 620 BCGreek merchants settle in the trading town of Naucratis in the Nile Delta.
- c. 600 BCNecho II begins a canal from the Nile to the Red Sea, which the Persian king Darius I completes. According to Herodotus, Phoenicians sail around Africa on Necho’s orders; whether this is true is disputed.
More about this period: Late Period
27th Dynasty (First Persian rule): all rulers
- Cambyses II
- Petubastis IV Seheribre
- Darius I
- Psamtik IV
- Xerxes I
- Artaxerxes I
- Inaros II
- Xerxes II
- Sogdianus
- Darius II
- Artaxerxes II
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