Khufu (Cheops)

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Pharaoh of Egypt's Fourth Dynasty

c. 2620 BC – 2566 BC · 54 years · Giza · Africa

Old Kingdom pharaoh who built the Great Pyramid of Giza, the only surviving Wonder of the Ancient World.

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Portrait: Chipdawes · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Contemporaries around the world

The world in their lifetime

• c. 2600 BC Rise of Caral — aged 20, Americas