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"525 bc."

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Events
525/524 - Athenian archon eponym Cleisthenes.
Cambyses II, king of Persia, conquers Egypt.
The Persian march into Egypt. The defeat of the Egyptians at Pelusia. Fleet Chief Ujagorresnet goes over to the Persian side. The capture of Memphis and the capture of Pharaoh Psammetichus III. Libyans send tribute. The ruler of Cyrene, Archesilaus III, and Cyprus recognized the power of the Persians. The Persian satrap settles in Memphis. Cambyses declares war on Carthage and demands that Polycrates send a fleet.
525–404, 343–332 – XXVII Persian dynasty in Egypt.

China
The 17th year of the reign of Lu prince Zhao-gong.
In spring Prince Little Zhu and in autumn Prince Tan arrived for an audience in Lu.
According to the record "Chunqiu", in the 6th moon, on the day of Jia-Xu, there was a full moon solar eclipse (according to "Shi Chi", on the first day of the 5th moon). According to modern data, it occurred on August 21, 525 BC.
In the 8th moon, the Jin commander Xun Wu (Zhonghan Mu-tzu) defeated the Lu-Hun zhun, who became friends with Chu.
In winter, a comet appeared in the southeastern part of the sky, entering the constellation of a great dragon.
Chu fought with the Principality of Wu, in the winter there was a battle at Chang'an. Usa prince Guan was defeated and lost the boat van, but then attacked the troops of Chu, returned the boat and returned.
The fires started in Zheng. Gong wanted to eliminate them with prayers. Tzu-chan advised him to perfect his virtues.

Born.
Aeschylus, an ancient Greek playwright.

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