Egyptian History
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| Rule | 2520 - 2494 BC. |
| Predecessor | Brother Djedefre |
| Father | Cheops |
| Mother | Henutsen wife of Cheops |
| Nomen (meaning of name) | Appearing Like Ra |
| Dynasty | 4th |
| Consorts | Khameremebty I Hetepheres III, Meres-ankh III |
| Capital city | Memphis |
| Achievements | The second pyramid of Giza The Sphinx |
| Burial | second pyramid of Giza |
| Succesor | Son Menkaura out of Khamerenebty I |
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When the short lived son of Cheops Djedefre died, his younger half-brother Chephren
took the throne immediately, 8 years after the end of their father Cheops's reign.
Chephren was responsible for the construction of the Second
Pyramid of the Old Kingdom at Giza and the Great Sphinx.
A statue of Cheops under the protective shadow of a falcon was found at Giza, little more is known about this
Pharaoh.
Page last updated: 15 Feb 2008
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