Khufu (flourished 25th century BCE) was the second King of the 4th dynasty (c. 2543-c. 2436 BCE) of Egypt and builder of the Great Pyramid at Giza, the largest single building to that time. It and two nearby pyramids are collectively known as the pyramids of Giza.
Khufu'a reign and that of his son Khafre were represented by the Greek historian Herodotus as 106 years of oppression and misery, but this was believed by Khufu'a posthumous reputation in Egypt as a wise ruler. Herodotus's story of Khufu's prostitution of his daughter in order to raise money is clearly apocryphal.
Although a few written sources remain, it is known that Khufu was the son and successor of King Snefru and his queen Hetephores and was probably married four times: to Merityetes, who was burried in one of the three small pyramids beside his own; to a second queen whose name is unknown; to Henutsen, whose small pyramid is the third of the group; and to Nefert-Kau, the eldest of Senfru's daughters. Two of his sons, Redjedet and Khafre, succeeded him in return.
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Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt
ऐतिहासिक साहित्यHere's some Pharaos of Ancient and some information about them. Warning: they are in random order
