Meshwesh

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In ancient Egypt: The early 20th dynasty: Setnakht and Ramses III
…great Libyan invasion by the Meshwesh tribes. Meshwesh prisoners of war, branded with the king’s name, were settled in military camps in Egypt, and in later centuries their descendants became politically important because of their ethnic cohesiveness and their military role.
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