Siege of Memphis (525 BC)
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The Siege of Memphis (525 BC) was the decisive Persian assault on Egypt’s capital that completed Cambyses II’s conquest of Egypt following the Battle of Pelusium.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Memphis (525 BC) canonical | 2 |
| Siege of Memphis (525 BCE) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9586652 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Memphis (525 BC) Context triple: [Battle of Pelusium (525 BC), followedBy, Siege of Memphis (525 BC)]
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Battle of Pelusium (525 BC)
The Battle of Pelusium (525 BC) was a decisive conflict in which the Persian Achaemenid Empire under Cambyses II defeated and conquered Egypt, ending the Saite Dynasty and incorporating Egypt into the Persian Empire.
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B.
Siege of Babylon Fortress
The Siege of Babylon Fortress was a pivotal early 7th-century engagement in which Rashidun forces captured the Byzantine stronghold near modern Cairo, opening the way for the Muslim conquest and Islamization of Egypt.
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C.
Siege of Nineveh
The Siege of Nineveh (612 BC) was the decisive Babylonian and Median assault that destroyed the Assyrian capital of Nineveh and led to the collapse of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
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Siege of Babylon (331 BC)
The Siege of Babylon (331 BC) was the largely unopposed occupation of the wealthy Persian city of Babylon by Alexander the Great following his decisive victory over Darius III, marking a key step in the Macedonian conquest of the Achaemenid Empire.
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E.
Siege of Samaria
The Siege of Samaria was the decisive Assyrian military campaign in 722 BCE that led to the fall of the capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel and the exile of much of its population.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Memphis (525 BC) Target entity description: The Siege of Memphis (525 BC) was the decisive Persian assault on Egypt’s capital that completed Cambyses II’s conquest of Egypt following the Battle of Pelusium.
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A.
Battle of Pelusium (525 BC)
The Battle of Pelusium (525 BC) was a decisive conflict in which the Persian Achaemenid Empire under Cambyses II defeated and conquered Egypt, ending the Saite Dynasty and incorporating Egypt into the Persian Empire.
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B.
Siege of Babylon Fortress
The Siege of Babylon Fortress was a pivotal early 7th-century engagement in which Rashidun forces captured the Byzantine stronghold near modern Cairo, opening the way for the Muslim conquest and Islamization of Egypt.
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C.
Siege of Nineveh
The Siege of Nineveh (612 BC) was the decisive Babylonian and Median assault that destroyed the Assyrian capital of Nineveh and led to the collapse of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
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D.
Siege of Babylon (331 BC)
The Siege of Babylon (331 BC) was the largely unopposed occupation of the wealthy Persian city of Babylon by Alexander the Great following his decisive victory over Darius III, marking a key step in the Macedonian conquest of the Achaemenid Empire.
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E.
Siege of Samaria
The Siege of Samaria was the decisive Assyrian military campaign in 722 BCE that led to the fall of the capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel and the exile of much of its population.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Persian siege of Memphis in 525 BC ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| associatedEmpire | Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| associatedRuler |
Cambyses II of Persia
ⓘ
linked to:
Cambyses II
Pharaoh Psamtik III ⓘ
linked to:
Psamtik III
|
| belligerent |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ |
| capitalCaptured | Memphis ⓘ |
| category |
525 BC in Egypt
ⓘ
Battles involving the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ Sieges involving Egypt ⓘ |
| chronology | occurs shortly after the Persian victory at Pelusium ⓘ |
| combatant |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Saite Egypt ⓘ |
| commander | Cambyses II ⓘ |
| conflictType | siege ⓘ |
| consequence |
Egypt becomes a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
end of independent Saite rule in Egypt ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| date | 525 BC ⓘ |
| era | Achaemenid period ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Persian occupation of Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
Conquest of Egypt
|
| follows | Battle of Pelusium ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Nile Delta region ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
end of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
reign of Cambyses II ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Late Period of ancient Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
Late Period of Egypt
|
| leader | Cambyses II ⓘ |
| location | Memphis, Egypt ⓘ |
| opponentLeader | Psamtik III ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Psamtik III ⓘ |
| outcome |
capture of Psamtik III
ⓘ
capture of the Egyptian capital ⓘ |
| partOf |
Achaemenid conquest of Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
Conquest of Egypt
Achaemenid–Egyptian wars ⓘ
linked to:
Achaemenid–Egyptian conflicts
Cambyses II’s Egyptian campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Conquest of Egypt
|
| place | Memphis ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Pelusium ⓘ |
| region | Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| result |
completion of Persian conquest of Egypt
ⓘ
decisive Persian victory ⓘ fall of Memphis ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive battle in the Persian conquest of Egypt
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led to incorporation of Egypt into the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| year | 525 BC ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Memphis (525 BC) Description of subject: The Siege of Memphis (525 BC) was the decisive Persian assault on Egypt’s capital that completed Cambyses II’s conquest of Egypt following the Battle of Pelusium.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Siege of Memphis (525 BC)