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Detailed explanation-1: -The Assyrian grip over Egypt eventually weakened, and the Sais-based ruler Psammeti-chus I (664-610), a former Assyrian vassal, united Egypt, thus making it independent of Assyria and Kush (Kuhrt 1997, 634˗38).

Detailed explanation-2: -The monarchs of Kush ruled Egypt for over a century until the Assyrian conquest, finally being expelled by the Egyptian Psamtik I in the mid-seventh century BC.

Detailed explanation-3: -Because Esarhaddon had marched his army at great speed, the Assyrians were exhausted once they arrived outside the Egyptian-controlled city of Ashkelon, where they were defeated by the Kushite Pharaoh Taharqa.