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Battle of Pelusium

The Battle of Pelusium was the first major battle between the Achaemenid Empire and Egypt. This decisive battle transferred the throne of the Pharaohs to Cambyses II of Persia, marking the beginning of the Achaemenid Twenty-seventh Dynasty of... Wikipedia
Location: Pelusium
Start date: May 525 BC
End date: May 525 BC
Result: Persian victory
Territorial changes: Egypt annexed by the Achaemenid Empire