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Cambyses II (525-522 BC)

First Achaemenid Persian ruler of Egypt, conquering the land in 525 BC. He undertook campaigns against Nubia and to the western oasis of Siwa, but did not incorporate either region into his empire.

Horus name: Zematawy
Prenomen: Mestuire
Nomen: Cambyses

Burial place: Pasargadae

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