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Event war Middle East

Unification of Egypt

3100 BCE – 2950 BCE

Narmer unified Upper and Lower Egypt through military conquest, founding the First Dynasty and establishing the first unified Egyptian state — the world's first nation-state.

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Two regions of Ancient Egypt

Upper and Lower Egypt on Wikipedia.

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Conflict · Middle East

Unification of Egypt

3100 BCE – 2950 BCE

Egyptian unification was a gradual process associated with Narmer and the First Dynasty, not a single securely documented conquest.

Standing in 3100 BCE

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