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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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military conflict
aimOfEgypt to halt Sea Peoples’ advance toward Egypt
associatedWith Sea Peoples invasions
reign of Ramesses III
belligerent Egypt under Ramesses III
coalition of Sea Peoples
combatant New Kingdom Egypt
Sea Peoples
commander Ramesses III
conflict Ramesses III’s forces vs. Sea Peoples
date c. 1178 BCE
depictedAt Medinet Habu temple reliefs
describedIn Medinet Habu inscriptions
era Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt
followedBy Battle of the Delta
geopoliticalContext collapse of Late Bronze Age states in the eastern Mediterranean
hasParticipant Egyptian army
linked to: Egyptian Army

Ramesses III
Sea Peoples
historicalCategory battles involving Ancient Egypt
battles of the Late Bronze Age collapse
languageOfPrimarySources Ancient Egyptian
locatedIn Levant
linked to: Levant region

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
period Late Bronze Age
precededBy Sea Peoples’ incursions into the Levant
primarySourceType royal inscription
temple relief
regionContested southern Levant
result Egyptian victory
strategicSignificance defense of Egypt’s Asiatic frontier
typeOfWarfare land battle

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20th Dynasty of Egypt hasEvent Battle of Djahy
Battle of the Delta relatedEvent Battle of Djahy