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Name: Sasanian conquest of Egypt

Type: Event

Start: 618 AD

End: 622 AD

Parent: Byzantine-Sasanian War of 602-628

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Sasanian military campaign that resulted in the conquest of Byzantine Egypt.

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  • July 619: According to the Khuzistan Chronicle, Alexandria was betrayed to the Persians by a certain Peter in June 619.
  • January 618: Chalcedon fell in 617 to Shahin, bringing the Persians within sight of Constantinople.
  • January 622: After the fall of Alexandria, the Persians gradually extended their rule southwards along the Nile. Sporadic resistance required some mopping-up operations, but by 621, the province was securely in Persian hands.

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