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Khafra
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Khafre or Chephren (died 2532 BC) was an ancient Egyptian monarch who was the fourth king of the Fourth Dynasty, during the earlier half of the Old Kingdom period ( 2700–2200 BC). He was son of the king Khufu, and succeeded his brother Djedefre to the throne.
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Khafra was a male sovereign and pharaoh of Ancient Egypt during the Old Kingdom. He belonged to the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt and served as the son of Khufu and Henutsen. His siblings included Djedefhor and Khufukhaf I. Khafra had four children: Menkaure, Nebemakhet, Duaenre, and Nikaure. He was married to Meresankh III, Hekenuhedjet, Khamerernebty I, and Persenet.
Khafra was born in 2612 BCE and died in 2530 BCE. He is buried in the Pyramid of Khafre. Historical sources describing him include the Pauly–Wissowa, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and the Saqqara Tablet.
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Key facts
- Pharaoh.name
- Khafre
- Pharaoh.alt_name
- Khefren, Suphis II, Saophis
- Pharaoh.image
- Khafre statue.jpg
- Pharaoh.caption
- Khafre Enthroned, a funerary statue of Khafre in diorite. Egyptian Museum in Cairo
- Pharaoh.reign
- Around 25 years, 2558 – 2532 BC
- Pharaoh.dynasty
- 4th Dynasty
- Pharaoh.predecessor
- Djedefre
- Pharaoh.successor
- Bikheris (?), Menkaure
- Pharaoh.prenomen
- KhafreḪꜥ.f-RꜥHe appears like RaOther variations:Abydos King ListKhafreḪꜥ.f-RꜥHe appears like RaSaqqara TabletKhafreḪꜥw.f-RꜥHe appears like Ra
- Pharaoh.horus
- Hor-User-ib Wsr-jbStrong heart of Horus
- Pharaoh.horus_hiero
- F12-F34
- Pharaoh.nebty
- User-im-nebtiWsr-m-nb.tjStrong for the Two Ladies
- Pharaoh.nebty_hiero
- F12-G17
- Pharaoh.golden
- Netjer-nub-sekhemNṯr-nb.w-sḫmPowerful golden falconS42-G7-S12
- Pharaoh.spouse
- Meresankh III, Khamerernebty I, and Hekenuhedjet
- Pharaoh.children
- Nebemakhet, Duaenre, Niuserre, Khentetka, Shepsetkau, Sekhemkare, Menkaure, Khamerernebty II, Ankhmare, Akhre, Iunmin, Iunre, and Rekhetre
- Pharaoh.father
- Khufu
- Pharaoh.mother
- Meritites I or Henutsen
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Old Kingdom of Egypt
- Spouse
- Persenet
- Child
- Iunmin I
- Father
- Khufu
- Mother
- Henutsen
- Sibling
- Khufukhaf I
- Occupation
- sovereign
- Position held
- pharaoh
- Family
- Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
- Noble title
- pharaoh
- Image
- Khafre statue.jpg
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- Khafra
- topic's main category
- Category:Khafre
- date of death
- 2530-00-00
- date of birth
- 2612-00-00
- time period
- Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
- place of burial
- Pyramid of Khafre
- name in hiero markup
- F12-G17
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Family
- Children with Meresankh III
- Children with Hekenuhedjet
- Possible children with Khamerernebty I
- Reign
- Pyramid complex
- Valley Temple
- Mortuary Temple
- Great Sphinx and Sphinx temple
- Khafre in ancient Greek traditions
- Gallery
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Khafre or Chephren (died 2532 BC) was an ancient Egyptian monarch who was the fourth king of the Fourth Dynasty, during the earlier half of the Old Kingdom period ( 2700–2200 BC). He was son of the king Khufu, and succeeded his brother Djedefre to the throne.
Khafre's enormous pyramid at Giza, the Pyramid of Khafre, is surpassed only by his father's (the Great Pyramid). The Great Sphinx of Giza was also built for him, according to some egyptologists, although this remains unconfirmed. Little is known about Khafre aside from the reports of Herodotus, a Greek historian who wrote 2,000 years later.
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