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The Pharaoh was the monarch of ancient Egypt. The title came into use from the Eighteenth Dynasty onwards and was subsequently attributed to all the previous kings of Egypt. Before this Pharaoh was a term that meant more of the kings' administration. The earliest confirmed instance of the title used contemporaneously for a ruler is a letter to Akhenaten (reigned –1336 BCE), possibly preceded by an inscription referring to Thutmose III (–1425 BCE). Although the title only came into use in the Eighteenth Dynasty during the New Kingdom, scholars today use it for all the rulers of Egypt from the F

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A pharaoh was the monarch who ruled ancient Egypt, a title that became standard from the Eighteenth Dynasty onward, though scholars now use it to refer to all of Egypt's earlier kings as well. The title matters because it represents the supreme authority that governed one of history's most influential ancient civilizations for thousands of years.

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Former monarchy.royal_title: Pharaoh
Former monarchy.realm: Egypt
Former monarchy.coatofarms: Double crown.svg
Former monarchy.coatofarmssize: 130px
Former monarchy.coatofarmscaption: The Pschent combined the Red Crown of Lower Egypt and the White Crown of Upper Egypt
Former monarchy.image: Pharaoh.svg
Former monarchy.caption: A typical depiction of a pharaoh as a king wearing the nemes headdress, a false beard, and an ornate shendyt (kilt)(after Djoser of the Third Dynasty)
Former monarchy.style: Five-name titulary
Former monarchy.residence: Varies by era
Former monarchy.appointer: Hereditary