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Egypt

1 civilisation, 3 wars

Civilisations whose heartland lies in today's Egypt, and wars fought on its land or by its peoples.

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Civilisations

Ancient Egypt

Wars

Greco-Persian WarsSoviet–Afghan WarGulf War
2000 BCE1 CE2000 CE

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  2. War

    Greco-Persian Wars
    Allied Greek city-states (the Hellenic League, then the Delian League)

    Athens, Sparta, Eretria, Plataea, Corinth and other allied Greek city-states, Ionian Greek cities of Asia Minor (in revolt 499–493 BCE and again from 479 BCE), Cypriot kingdoms under Onesilus of Salamis, all but Amathus (joined the Ionian Revolt, 497 BCE), and Egyptian rebels under Inaros, allied with the Delian League (about 460–454 BCE)

    against
    The Achaemenid Persian Empire and the Greek states that sided with it

    Achaemenid Empire and Macedon, a Persian vassal, with Thebes, Thessaly and other Greek states that sided with Persia in 480–479 BCE

    Persian forces left mainland Greece after 479 BCE and the Ionian cities broke away from Persian rule; fighting with the Delian League died out around 449 BCE, perhaps under a treaty, the Peace of Callias, whose existence is debated.

    At the same time here: Ancient Egypt

  3. War

    Soviet–Afghan War
    Soviet Union and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

    Soviet Union and Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (PDPA government)

    against
    Afghan mujahideen and their backers

    Afghan mujahideen, Pakistan (supporting), United States (supporting), Saudi Arabia (supporting), China (supporting), United Kingdom (supporting), Iran (supporting), and Egypt (supporting)

    The Soviet Union withdrew all its troops by 15 February 1989 without defeating the mujahideen; the war between the Afghan government and the mujahideen went on.