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Personal data Khafre . "Khefren" Pharaoh of Egypt 

• Nickname is Khefren.
• He was born about -2560 in 4th Dynasty (2nd Giza Pyramid).
• He died about -2532.
• He is buried in Giza (Egito).
• A child of Khnum-Khufu Pharaoh of Egypt Pharaoh of Egypt and Henutsen .
• This information was last updated on May 22, 2012.

Household of Khafre . "Khefren" Pharaoh of Egypt

He had a relationship with Khamerernebty I ..

Child(ren):

1. Khamerenebty II .   
2. Menkaure Khet  ± 2620-± 2503 

Notes about Khafre . "Khefren" Pharaoh of Egypt

{geni:occupation} Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty who was the builder (and model) of the Great Sphinx and his pyramid, 4th Dynasty

{geni:about_me} http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khafra
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Khafra (Greek, Χεφρήν; Chephren) — also Khafre — was an Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth dynasty, who had his capital at Memphis. According to some authors he was the son and successor of Khufu, but it is more commonly accepted that Djedefre was Khufu's successor and Khafra was Djedefre's. Khafra's two chief wives were Queen Meresankh III whose mastaba tomb is located at Giza and Queen Khamaerernebty I who was the mother of his successor, Menkaura. Khafre was the builder of the great sphinx and a grand pyramid which is 3 metres shorter than Khufu's.

There is no agreement on the date of his reign. Some authors say it was between 2558 BC and 2532 BC; this dynasty is commonly dated ca. 2650 BC–2480 BC. While the Turin King List length for his reign is blank, and Manetho's exaggerates his reign as 66 years, most scholars believe it was between 24 to 26 years, based upon the date of the Will of Prince Nekure which was carved on the walls of this Prince's mastaba tomb. The will is dated anonymously to the Year of the 12th Count and is assumed to belong to Khufu since Nekure was his son. Khafra's highest year date is the "Year of the 13th occurrence" which is a painted date on the back of a casing stone belonging to mastaba G 7650.[4] This would imply a reign of 24–25 years for this king if the cattle count was biannual during the Fourth Dynasty. Khafra built the second largest pyramid at Giza, is thought to have built the Great Sphinx, and built a temple which is the only surviving example of a temple from this Dynasty of the Old Kingdom.

His name, Khaf-Ra, means "Appearing like Ra" for some translators and "rise Ra!" for others; the meaning is most probably the first, according to the hieroglyphic representing his name, which includes that crown. The name of Khafre's pyramid at Giza—which is the second largest of the 3 famous pyramids of Giza—means "Khafre is Great" in Egyptian.

DSI : Son of Khufu by queen Henutsen (or another queen of unknown name), might have been the same as Khufukhaf. Manetho regards Khafre younger brother of Kheops. The Turin Canon gives 20 years of rule (the data is to great extent damaged). Manetho gives 56 (or 66) years. He was builder of the Second Pyramid at Giza and, probably, of Sphinx. A. Mariette discovered in a mortuary temple two beautiful diorite statues of the ruler. Extremely little is known about political activity of this ruler. There are only few architectural monuments preserved to date apart from the funerary complex at Giza. After Khafre s death the rule was held probably by regent, son of Djedefre Baka, whereupon Mankaure son of Khafre ascended the throne.

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