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Khufu , (Cheops)
  Known as:   Cheops
 
  Category:   Egyptian King
 
  Born:   ?  
 
  Died:   ?  

Overview:   Reign: 2589 - 2566 BC
Dynasty: 4
 
Biography:   Khufu seems to have been somewhat like his father, Snefru. Both reigned for around 24 years and both started military expeditions to the Sinai Peninsula. Although only a single small statuete of Khufu himself exists, he has one of the largest and most enduring monuments of all the ancient world - the Great Pyramid at Giza. Covering over 13 acres, Khufu's Great Pyramid was the first at Giza and was the tallest manmade structure until the early 19th century.

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