battle of cunaxa

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1. battle in 401 BC when the Artaxerxes II defeated his younger brother who tried to usurp the throne (noun.act)

instance hypernym	:	pitched battle,
definition	:	a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place (noun.act)

domain region	:	babylonia, chaldaea, chaldea,
definition	:	an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where Daniel became a counselor to the king) (noun.location)