Egyptian War with Assyria of Pharaoh Osorkon II
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Was a war of Ancient Egypt against Assyria for the domain of the Levant.
Chronology
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January 852 BC: Egypt failed in a further expansionist attempt in the Near East. Pharaoh Osorkon II, flanked by numerous allies such as Persia, Israel, Hama, Phenicia, Canaanite, the Arabs, the Arameans and the Neo-Hittites, fought in the battle of Qarqar against the powerful Assyrian king Salmanassar III (853 BC). The coalition was defeated and the Assyrian Empire continued to dominate the Levant.
February 852 BC: Egypt failed in a further expansionist attempt in the Near East. Pharaoh Osorkon II, flanked by numerous allies such as Persia, Israel, Hama, Phenicia, Canaanite, the Arabs, the Arameans and the Neo-Hittites, fought in the battle of Qarqar against the powerful Assyrian king Salmanassar III (853 BC). The coalition was defeated and the Assyrian Empire continued to dominate the Levant.
