Khabash, also Khababash or Khabbash, resided at

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in the fifth nome of

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in the fourth century BC. During the second Persian occupation of Egypt (343–332 BC) he led a revolt against the Persian rule in concert with his eldest son, from ca. 338 to 335 BC, a few years before the conquest of Egypt by

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. It is said that Nectanebo II, the exiled last native ruler of Egypt, may have helped in these events, but he was possibly sidelined for good as a result of the failure of the revolt. Little is known about Khabash. He is referred to as "Lord of both lands", i.e.

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, and as "

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", another pharaonic title, and given the throne name of ''Senen-setep-en-Ptah'' in a decree by Ptolemy Lagides, who became King

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in 305 BC. Sometime in the 330s BC, an Egyptian ruler called Kambasuten – who is widely recognized as Khabash – led an invasion into the

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which was defeated by king Nastasen as recorded in a stela now in the Berlin museum. An Apis bull sarcophagus bearing his name was found in the

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, dating to his second regnal year.

References

External links

Small bibliography of books mentioning Khababash
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