| Preceded by: Psamtik III |
Pharaoh of Egypt 27th Dynasty |
Succeeded by: Smerdis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cambyses II | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Old Persian: π£π²π’πͺπ‘πΉ (Kambujiya) Koine Greek: ΞΞ±ΞΌΞ²αΏ‘ΜΟΞ·Ο (Kambuses) Ancient Egyptian: Kambitjet Latin: Cambyses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Stela depicting Cambyses II as Egyptian pharaoh worshipping a deceased Apis bull. (CC0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 525 β July 522 BC (3 years) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Father | Cyrus the Great | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mother | Cassandane | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | July 522 BC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burial | Neyriz, Persis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cambyses II (Old Persian: π£π²π’πͺπ‘πΉ, Romanized: Kambujiya) was the second King of Kings of the Achaemenid Persian Empire and founding Pharaoh of the Twenty-seventh Dynasty during the Late Period of ancient Egypt. He was the son and successor of Cyrus the Great and his mother was Cassandane.
Pharaoh of Egypt[]
Cambyses II was the first Persian to conquer Egypt. The conquest, planned by Cyrus the Great, was the most significant achievement of Cambysesβ reign. Cambyses overthrew Psamtik III, the last pharaoh of the 26th Dynasty, after the Battle of Pelusium. This victory was achieved from intelligence gathered from Polycrates of Samos; a Greek general in the Egyptian army.
While Pharaoh, Cambyses planned expeditions against Nubia, the Oasis of Amun (Siwa Oasis), and Libya. He himself set out against Nubia, but ran into logistical problems and had to abandoned the campaign. In Libya, the Persians conquered Kharga Oasis, but their army was exterminated in a sandstorm before reaching Siwa. As a result, the Libyan campaign was not attempted until Darius I.
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| Predecessor: Psamtik III |
Pharaoh of Egypt 27th Dynasty |
Successor: Smerdis |