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Famous Egyptian Rulers - A Timeline of Ancient Egypt
Updated: Dec 2, 2020

3100 BC: Pharaoh Narmer
Famous for unifying Egypt into one kingdom & ruling it as the first Pharaoh.

2600 BC: Pharaoh Khufu
Famous for overseeing the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza.

1508 BC: Pharaoh Hatshepsut
Famous for being Egypt's most successful female Pharaoh (oh, also, she wore a fake beard).

1400 BC: Pharaoh Akenaten
Famous for causing a mess by changing Ancient Egyptian religion.

1341 BC: Pharaoh Tutankhamun
Famous for his treasure filled tomb & solid gold death mask discovered by Howard Carter.

1303 BC: Pharaoh Ramesses II
Famous for not being as 'great' as he said he was.

356 BC: Alexander the Great
Famous for conquering Egypt (and most of the rest of the world too!).

69 BC: Pharaoh Cleopatra
Famous for being the last Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt.
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