Necho II

Japanese: ネコ[2世]（英語表記）Necho II

The second king of the 26th (Sait) Dynasty of ancient Egypt. Reigned 609-594 BC. He began his reign during the decline of the Assyrian Empire, defeating King Josiah of Judah at the Battle of Megiddo and advancing his army to the Euphrates River, briefly restoring the former Egyptian Empire. However, he was completely defeated by the newly emerging Neo-Babylonian prince Nebuchadnezzar and Carchemish, and lost his Asian territories. He was able to keep the Egyptian mainland because the prince returned to his homeland after the death of his father, but after this he gave up territorial ambitions in Asia and devoted himself to trade.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

古代エジプト第26(サイス)王朝第2代の王。在位，前609‐前594年。その治世初めはアッシリア帝国の没落期にあたり，メギドの戦でユダ王ヨシヤを破り，ユーフラテス川付近まで軍を進めてかつてのエジプト帝国を一時再現した。しかし新興の新バビロニア王国の王子ネブカドネザルとカルケミシュに戦って完敗しアジア領を失った。同王子が父王の死によって本国に引き揚げたためエジプト本土を保つことができたが，こののちはアジアへの領土的野心を捨てて貿易に専念した。

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