Necho II

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Necho_II
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:birthDate c. 610 BC
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Sais
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Sais
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Battle_of_Carchemish_(605_BC)
gptkb:Battle_of_Megiddo_(609_BC)
gptkbp:deathDate 595 BC
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:26th_Dynasty_of_Egypt
gptkbp:era gptkb:Late_Period_of_Ancient_Egypt
gptkbp:father gptkb:Psamtik_I
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Necho II
gptkbp:language gptkb:Egyptian
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Herodotus'_Histories
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Mehtenweskhet
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Nekau_II
gptkbp:notableFor attempt to construct a canal linking the Nile to the Red Sea
sending Phoenician sailors to circumnavigate Africa
military campaigns in the Levant
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Babylonian_Empire
gptkb:King_Josiah_of_Judah
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Psamtik_I
gptkbp:reignEnd 595 BC
gptkbp:reignStart 610 BC
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Egyptian
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Khedebneithirbinet_I
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Psamtik_II
gptkbp:title King of Upper and Lower Egypt
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Psamtik_I
gptkb:Psamtik_II
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5