List of wars involving Egypt

This is a list of wars involving the Arab Republic of Egypt and its predecessor states.

*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

Prehistoric Egypt (6200–3100 BC) Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Results Pharaoh EgyptianlossesWar at Jebel SahabaQadan people Qadan people ? ? ?Siege of Naqada ( 3270 BC)ThinisNaqada Thinite victory Upper Egypt unifiedScorpion I Unknown, but in the thousands king Taurus killed

Early Dynastic Period (3100–2890 BC) Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Results Pharaoh EgyptianlossesUnification of Upper and Lower EgyptUpper EgyptLower Egypt Upper Egypt victory Unification of EgyptNarmer ?Egyptian expedition to Nubia First Dynasty of EgyptA-Group culture VictoryHor-Aha ? Egypto-Nubian conflict (c. 3100–3000 BC)First Dynasty of EgyptA-Group culture (Nubia)Victory A-Group culture destroyed by the pharaohs of Egypt. Lower Nubia was not inhabited for centuries afterwards. Djer or Djet? War of successionHorus Bird Sneferka inconclusive Neither side wins Egypt reunified later on by HotepsekhemwyHotepsekhemwy ?War of the gods Khasekhemwy followers of the god Horus

followers of the god SetPharaoh victory Lower and upper Egypt reunitedKhasekhemwy ?

Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BC) Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Results Pharaoh EgyptianlossesEgyptian campaigns in SinaiThird Dynasty of EgyptSinai inhabitantsVictory Local inhabitants were subduedDjoser? Egyptian Campaign in Nubia and Libya (c. 2600 BC)Fourth Dynasty of EgyptNubians

LibyansVictory Thousands of cattle and prisoners taken as spoilsSneferu?Egyptian campaign in Nubia, Sinai and southern Canaan Sixth Dynasty of EgyptNubians

Bedouins

CanaanitesVictory A booty of men and goods was brought back to Egypt for presentation to the pharaohPepi I Meryre?

First Intermediate Period of Egypt (2181–2055 BC) + Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Results Pharaoh EgyptianlossesThe Theban-Hieraconopolis StruggleHeracleopolisThebesKoptosDenderaTheban Victory Koptos, Dendera and the three nomes of Hierakonpolis under Theban control, expanding the Theban kingdom 250 km northward with a border near Abydos. Mentuhotep IIntef I?Sack of Thinis Ninth Dynasty of EgyptThinisThinis SackedNebkaure Khety?

Middle Kingdom Period (2055–1650 BC) Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Results Pharaoh EgyptianlossesReunification of EgyptEleventh Dynasty of Egypt (Thebes)Tenth Dynasty of Egypt (Heracleopolis) Theban victory End of the First Intermediate PeriodMentuhotep II ?Egyptian campaign in nubia and Canaan Eleventh Dynasty of EgyptNubiaVictory End of Nubian independence Mentuhotep II ?Expedition to PuntEleventh dynasty of EgyptLand of PuntVictory The region cleared of rebels 12 wells built for future expeditions Egyptians returned from Punt with many goods Mentuhotep III ? Egyptian Campaign in Lower Nubia (c. 1953 BC)Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt Various peoples in Lower Nubia.Victory Nubians defeated and Egyptian colonisation of Lower Nubia.Senusret I?Destruction of Iuai and Iasy Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt Inhabitants of Iuai and IasyVictory Iuai and Iasy destroyed and looted Amenemhat II ? Egyptian conquest of lower Nubia (c. 1870–1859 BC)Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt Various Nubian peoplesVictory Nubians defeated and Egyptian expansion into Nubia.Senusret III? Kerma campaignTwelfth Dynasty of Egypt Kingdom of KermaVictoryAmenemhat III?Egyptian Campaign in Canaan (Between c. 1880 and c. 1840 BC)Twelfth Dynasty of EgyptShechemRetjenuVictory Both Shechem and Retjenu defeated by Egypt.Senusret III?Expedition to Nubia Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt NubiansVictory Amenemhat III ?

Second Intermediate Period (1650–1550 BC) Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Results Pharaoh EgyptianlossesCollapse of the Middle Kingdom Fourteenth Dynasty of Egypt Thirteenth Dynasty of EgyptVictory for the Fourteenth Dynasty of Egypt The 13th Dynasty have controlled Upper Egypt, while the 14th Dynasty ruled Lower Egypt Yakbim Sekhaenre ?Uprising of the 16th Dynasty Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt Sixteenth Dynasty of EgyptDefeat Uprising of the hyksos Nebiryraw I ?Separation of central Egypt Abydos Dynasty| Seventeenth Dynasty of EgyptVictory for Abydos dynasty Pantjeny ? Kerman-Hyksos Allied war against The 17th dynasty 17th Dynasty Kerma culture Defeat Kushites invasion of Upper Egypt Nubians successfully looted major Egyptian royal statues and monuments, Bringing them back to Kerma as trophies. Tao or Kamose ? Theban-Hyksos conflictSeventeenth Dynasty of EgyptHyksosVictory Fall of the Hyksos kingdom Egypt invades Levantine territory and gains a bridgehead in the Levant Beginning of the new kingdom periodSeqenenre Tao, Kamose, Ahmose I?

New Kingdom Period (1550–1077 BC) Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Results Pharaoh EgyptianlossesEgyptian campaigns in the Levant and SyriaEighteenth Dynasty of EgyptAsiaticsVictory Hundreds of cities destroyed Ahmose I ?First Egyptian campaign in NubiaEighteenth Dynasty of EgyptKingdom of kermaVictory Nubia became under Egyptian ruleAhmose I ?First Nubian RebellionEighteenth Dynasty of EgyptNubian rebelsVictory Revolt suppressedAhmose I ?Qeheq invasion of western DeltaEighteenth Dynasty of EgyptQeheq Peoples Victory Qeheq people exiled from western DeltaAmenhotep I ?Western desert campaignEighteenth Dynasty of EgyptQeheq Peoples Victory Egypt spreads influence through the western desert Amenhotep I ?Second Egyptian campaign in NubiaEighteenth Dynasty of EgyptNubians Victory

Nubian king killed by Thutmose I and hung from the prow of his ship Permanently extending the Egyptian military presence in NubiaThutmose I? Egyptian campaign in MitanniEighteenth Dynasty of Egypt NaharinVictory First time Egyptians ever crossed the Euphrates River Thutmose I?Egyptian campaign in the Levant and SyriaEighteenth Dynasty of EgyptCanaanites

NaharinVictory Syrian princes declared allegiance to Thutmose As many as 20 sites in the Levant suffered destruction First time Egyptians ever crossed the Euphrates River Thutmose I?Capture of the hyksosEighteenth Dynasty of EgyptHyksos remnants Victory End of the Hyksos power Thutmose I?Second Nubian rebellionEighteenth Dynasty of EgyptNubians rebels Victory Nubian independence ended for 400 years Nubia did not dare revolt as often as it had and was easily controlled by future Egyptian kingsThutmose I?Third Nubian RebellionEighteenth Dynasty of EgyptNubian rebels Victory Revolt easily crushedThutmose II?The Shashu RebellionEighteenth Dynasty of EgyptShasu Bedouins Victory Sinai remains under Egyptian controlThutmose II?Egyptian conquest of CyprusEighteenth Dynasty of EgyptCyprusVictory Egyptian rule of Cyprus Inhabitants forced to pay tributeThutmose III? Egyptian conquest of PuntEighteenth Dynasty of EgyptPuntVictory Thutmose III?Egyptian Campaign in the Levant (1458–1457 BC)Eighteenth Dynasty of EgyptCanaanitesKadeshMegiddoKingdom of MitanniHurriansVictory Egyptian victory at the Battle of Megiddo, resulting in expansion of Egyptian empire. Thutmose III 4,000 at the Battle of MegiddoConquest of SyriaEighteenth Dynasty of EgyptAsiaticsVictory Many cities in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Canaan taken Thutmose III?Invasion of PhoeniciaEighteenth Dynasty of EgyptPhoeniciaVictory Many cities in Syria, and Lebanon were taken Thutmose III?Ardata revoltsEighteenth Dynasty of EgyptAsiaticsVictory Revolt suppressedThutmose III?Egyptian attack on MitanniEighteenth Dynasty of EgyptMitanniVictory Mitanni conquered with little resistance Thutmose III went from city to city and pillaged them Thutmose III?Nuhašše RebellionEighteenth Dynasty of EgyptNuhašše rebelsVictory north Syria remains under Egyptian rule Thutmose III?Shasu campaignEighteenth Dynasty of EgyptShasu nomadsVictory Thutmose III?Rebellions in the ArkaEighteenth Dynasty of Egypt Arkantu peopleVictory Revolt suppressed Thutmose III?Third Egyptian campaign in NubiaEighteenth Dynasty of EgyptNubiaVictory Expansion of the Egyptian empire Thutmose III?First Syrian campaignEighteenth Dynasty of EgyptAsiaticsVictory Many cities in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Canaan taken Amenhotep II?Egyptian-Mitanni conflictEighteenth Dynasty of EgyptMitanni levantine rebels Mitanni vassalsVictory Egyptian rule in levant restored Amenhotep II?Fourth Nubian RebellionEighteenth Dynasty of Egypt Nubian rebelsVictory Revolt suppressedThutmose IV?Fifth rebellion in NubiaEighteenth Dynasty of Egypt kushite rebelsVictory Revolt suppressedAmenhotep III?Fourth expedition to NubiaEighteenth Dynasty of Egypt Nubian nomadic tribesVictory Revolt suppressedAkhenaten?Clashes with the Nubians and AsiaticsEighteenth Dynasty of Egypt Asiatics NubiansVictory Tutankhamun?Campaigns against the HittitesNineteenth Dynasty of Egypt Hittite empire Hittite vassalsVictory Egypt took control of some cities in the Levant Seti I? Extermination of Sherden piratesNineteenth Dynasty of Egypt Sherden piratesVictory Ramesses II? Egyptian-Hittite conflictNineteenth Dynasty of EgyptHittitesinconclusiveNicolas Grimal, A History of Ancient Egypt, Blackwell Books, 1992, p. 256. Egypt briefly recaptures southern Syrian territory from the Hittites Egyptian–Hittite peace treatySeti I, Ramses II?Fifth Nubian campaignNineteenth Dynasty of Egypt NubiansVictory Ramesses II?Libyan campaignsNineteenth Dynasty of Egypt libu tribesVictory Ramesses II?Second Egyptian-Libu warNineteenth Dynasty of Egypt libu tribes Temehu Rebu Tehenu Meshwesh Sea PeoplesVictory Sea people and Libyans fail to conquer the Delta regionMerneptah?Suppression of revolts in CanaanNineteenth Dynasty of Egypt IsraelitesVictory Revolt suppressedMerneptah?Sea Peoples' invasion of EgyptTwentieth Dynasty of EgyptSea PeoplesLibyan tribes Meshwesh SherdenDenyenPhilistinesVictory Egyptians defeat the Sea Peoples in two land and sea battles invasion repelledRamses III?Invasion of CyrenaicaTwentieth Dynasty of Egypt Libyan tribes of Cyrenaica Meshwesh RebuVictory Egypt claimed overlordship of Cyrenaican tribes and controls CyrenaicaRamses III?Third campaign in LibyaTwentieth Dynasty of Egypt Libyan parties MeshweshVictoryRamesses VI?Libyan invasion of upper EgyptTwentieth Dynasty of Egypt Libyan parties MeshweshVictory Libyans switch to invade Delta after their defeat in upper Egypt Ramesses X?Sixth nubian revoltTwentieth Dynasty of Egypt Nubian chiefdoms Defeat Nubian declaration of Independence after 435 years of Egyptian ruleRamesses XI?Priests of Amun warTwentieth Dynasty of Egypt High Priest of AmunRebel victory High Priest of Amun take control over upper Egypt Egypt becomes separated the beginning of the Third Intermediate Period of EgyptRamesses XI?

Third Intermediate Period of Egypt (1077 BC–664 BC) Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Results Pharaoh EgyptianlossesTheban revoltTwenty-first Dynasty of Egypt High Priest of AmunVictory for the Pharaoh Revolt was suppressed by MenkheperreRamesses XI?Unification of Egypt Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt High Priest of AmunVictory Shoshenq I ?Battle of Bitter LakesTwenty-second Dynasty of EgyptNomadsVictoryShoshenq I ?Jeroboam's RevoltTwenty-second Dynasty of EgyptKingdom of IsraelKingdom of JudahVictory Jerusalem sacked by the Egyptian army Shoshenq I?Civil war of the meshwesh Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt Twenty-third Dynasty of EgyptDefeat Separation of Egypt into different Meshwesh chiefs Osorkon II ?Nubian invasion of Egypt Meshwesh kingdoms NubiaNubian Victory Nubian expansion through Egypt Piye ?Egyptian influence extension in the Near East Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt Near East kingdomsDefeat Piye ?Philistia and Gaza rebellion Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt philistia and Gaza rebels Neo-Assyrian EmpireDefeat Piye ?Conquest of the nile valley Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt Neo-Assyrian Empire nilotic peoplesVictory