Pharaohs and Queens

The Early Dynastic Period in Egypt

3150 BCE

c. 3150 - c. 2613 BCE. The beginning of the country's particular era, when the regions of Upper Egypt (south) and Lower Egypt (north) were united as one country under a centralised government. The divine rule of the kings began during this period and an identifiable Egyptian culture developed, as well as the growth of writing, arts, and sciences. During this period, the title 'Pharaoh' was not used; rulers have been named 'kings' and resolved as 'your majesty.'

Pharaoh Narmer

3150 BCE

Egypt's first genuine pharaoh was Narmer who formed Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt (sometimes called Menes). He was the very first Dynasty's first King, the start of the Old Kingdom.

Queen Hatshepsut

1478 BCE

From 1478 B.C. onwards Queen Hatshepsut reigned over Egypt for over 20 years. She represented as a queen along with her husband, Thutmosis II, however, she claimed the role of pharaoh after his death while serving her step-son, Thutmosis III, as a regent.

Queen Nerfetti

1353 BCE

Nefertiti, whose name means "a beautiful woman has come," was Pharaoh Akhenaten's Queen of Egypt and wife during the 14th Century B.C. She and her husband founded the cult of Aten, the sun god, and promoted significantly different Egyptian artwork from its predecessors.

Akhentan

1353 BCE

Akhenaten was an Egyptian pharaoh, who reigned the New Kingdom era of Ancient Egypt during the Eighteenth Dynasty. He's renowned for changing Egypt's traditional religion from worshipping many gods to worshipping one god named Aten.

King Tatankhamun

1324 BCE

King Tutankhamun (or Tutankhamen) ruled Egypt for 10 years as a pharaoh until his death at the age of 19, around 1324 B.C. Though his rule was notable for overturning his father's tumultuous religious reforms, Pharaoh Akhenaten, his successors primarily denied Tutankhamun's legacy.

King Amenhotep lV

1305 BCE

King Amenhotep lV was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty. Ruled Egypt for exactly 17 years, and roughly died in 1336 BC or 1334 BC

Ramses ll

1279 BCE

Seti I's son, with whom he had a co-regency period, Ramses II continued to proclaim himself a god, achieving a reputation as a great warrior, fathering 96 children and ruling for 67 years. (reign 1279–1213 BC)

Cleopatra Vll Philopator

30 BCE

Cleopatra VII Philopator was the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, nominally survived as pharaoh by her son Caesarion. (30 BC)

King Khufu

2537

(2609 BC-2584 BC) He was the son of Sneferu and Queen Hetepheres I, and he is thought to have had three wives. He is widely known for developing the Great Pyramid at Giza, one of the world's seven wonders, but besides, we know little to nothing about him. ... Khufu was also the first pharaoh to construct a pyramid at Giza. He then died at the age of 63.