Userkaf

Rule	2465 - 2458 BC.
Predecessor	Djedefptah
Mother	Neferhetep
Nomen (meaning of name)	His Soul is Strong
Dynasty	Founder of 5th Dynasty
Consorts	Khentkawes I
Capital city	Memphis
Achievements	Pyramid construction
Burial	Solar Pyramid complex at Saqqara
Succesor	Son Sahure out of Khentkawes I

Userkaf was a grandson of Djedefre, the immediate successor of Cheops

He became Pharaoh by marrying Khentkawes I, the half sister of his predecessor Djedefptah, who did not have any children to inherit the throne,

He is given credit for establishing Egypt's first contact with the Aegean world. An inscribed stone vessel from his mortuary temple was found on Kythera

He started building at Abusir, where he erected a sun temple