03: Horus vs Seth
The History of Egypt
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The History of Qasakim
Qasakim came to power in the southern half of Egypt, artifacts with his name are almost all from that region. It seems as though Qasakim arose in the south at first, at some point he began to move north. In one artifact, the king left a record of, quote, fighting the northern enemy. On other pieces he makes references to rebels, rebels who get crushed underfoot. Was this a civil war on some grand scale? We don't know. All we can say is that somewhere around 2720 BCE, the Horus king Qasakam led warriors against rebels or enemies in the north. He defeated these opponents and expanded his royal power. When this
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