Battle of Megiddo

When

609 BCE

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

32.58° N, 35.18° E

Description

ancient battle between Egypt and Judaea

Battle between Egypt and Judah

This Battle of Megiddo is recorded as having taken place in 609 BC, when Pharaoh Necho II of Egypt led his army to Carchemish to join with his allies, the fading Neo-Assyrian Empire, against the surging Neo-Babylonian Empire. This required passing through territory controlled by the Kingdom of Judah. The Judaean king Josiah refused to let the Egyptians pass.

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