The land of Nubia was in what today is southern Egypt and the Sudan, and its people were well known to the ancient Egyptians as both troublesome raiders and useful auxiliaries in their armies. They seem to have been employed by the Egyptians from around 2000 BCE, and were light troops - particularly archers. Their contribution to many of Egypt's campaigns was very significant.
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