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  2. Military of ancient Nubia - Wikipedia

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    Nubia had a strong relationship with archery throughout antiquity. Egyptians referred to Nubia as Ta-Seti; meaning “land of the bow”. Evidence of archery in Ancient Nubia traces back to Neolithic rock art present throughout the region and high distributions or bow and arrows accompanying male burials of all ages. [2]

  3. Historical names of Nubia - Wikipedia

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    Arabs conquered Egypt in 641AD, and were planning to attack Bilad al-Sudan, or The Land of the Blacks. That was the name Arabs used to refer to Nubia. [8] That name was still used in 1820, when Mohammed Ali Pasha or Mehmet Ali became the viceroy of Egypt. When The English came and conquered the area, they adopted the name Sudan from the Arab ...

  4. Nubia - Wikipedia

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    Nubia (/ ˈ nj uː b i ə /, Nobiin: Nobīn, [2] Arabic: النُوبَة, romanized: an-Nūba) is a region along the Nile river encompassing the confluence of the Blue and White Niles (in Khartoum in central Sudan), and the area between the first cataract of the Nile (south of Aswan in southern Egypt) or more strictly, Al Dabbah.

  5. List of wars: before 1000 - Wikipedia

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    Unification of Upper Egypt* [3] (See Siege of Naqada) Thinite Confederacy under Scorpion I: Rival city-states of Upper Egypt, incl. Taurus (Bull) c. 3100 BC c. 3100 BC Upper Egypt annexation of Lower Egypt* [4] Upper Egypt under Narmer: Lower Egypt under Wash: c. 3100 BC c. 3100 BC Hor-Aha's Nubia Campaign* [5] Egypt: Nubia: c. 2900 BC c. 2900 BC

  6. List of wars involving Egypt - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of wars involving the Arab Republic of Egypt and its predecessor states. Egyptian victory Egyptian defeat Another result * *e.g. result unknown or indecisive/inconclusive, result of internal conflict inside Egypt, status quo ante bellum, or a treaty or peace without a clear result

  7. Turan-Shah's Nubian campaign - Wikipedia

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    The Nubians and Egyptians had long been engaged in a series of skirmishes along the border region of their two countries in Upper Egypt.After the Fatimids were deposed, tensions rose as Nubian raids against Egyptian border towns grew bolder, culminating in the siege of Aswan by former Black Fatimid soldiers in late 1172 to early 1173.

  8. Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt - Wikipedia

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    [7]: 186–187 Then, Tantamani escaped to Nubia and the Assyrian army sacked Thebes "and devastated the area" in 663 BC [35] Psamtik I was placed on the throne of Lower Egypt as a vassal of Ashurbanipal. [citation needed] Psamtik quickly unified Lower Egypt and expelled the Assyrian army, becoming the first ruler of the Twenty-Sixth Dynasty.

  9. List of armies by country - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Armies of the countries of the World. List of armies by country. Country Army Founded ... Egypt Egyptian Army: 1820; 205 years ago ()