Supriya Ghosh (Editor)A teacher by profession and engineer by trade671 BCUpdated on Feb 20, 2026EditLikeCommentShareShare on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on RedditSign inMiddle EastKing Esarhaddon of Assyria defeats the Kushite-Egyptian army of Pharaoh Taharqa and captures Memphis, along with a number of the royal family. He sets up a new Assyrian administration in Lower Egypt and withdraws. More Alchetron TopicsReferences671 BC Wikipedia (Text) CC BY-SASimilar Topics