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Menkaure

2001 BC - 2503 BC

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Menkaure or Menkaura (Egyptian transliteration: mn-kꜣw-rꜥ; c. 2550 BC - c. 2503 BC) was a king of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt during the Old Kingdom. He is well known under his Hellenized names Mykerinos (Ancient Greek: Μυκερῖνος, romanized: Mukerînos by Herodotus), in turn Latinized as Mycerinus, and Menkheres (Μεγχέρης, Menkhérēs by Manetho). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Menkaure is the 617th most popular politician (down from 447th in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 38th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Egyptian Politician.

Menkaure is most famous for being the third king of the 4th dynasty. He was the son of Khufu and the grandson of Khufu's brother Djedefre. Menkaure is most famous for his pyramid which is the smallest of the three pyramids in Giza.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Menkaure ranks 617 out of 19,576. Before him are Semiramis, Gideon, George I of Great Britain, Farouk of Egypt, Charles XIII of Sweden, and Yaroslav the Wise. After him are John, King of Denmark, Idi Amin, John Nance Garner, Alexios I Komnenos, Stateira II, and Robert Clive.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2001 BC, Menkaure ranks 1. After him are Horus Bird, and Meresankh II. Among people deceased in 2503 BC, Menkaure ranks 1. 

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    Menkaure

    POLITICIAN

    2001 BC - 2503 BC

    HPI: 78.17

    Rank: 1

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    Horus Bird

    POLITICIAN

    2001 BC - 2001 BC

    HPI: 66.84

    Rank: 2

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    Meresankh II

    POLITICIAN

    2001 BC - 2600 BC

    HPI: 57.69

    Rank: 3

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    Menkaure

    POLITICIAN

    2001 BC - 2503 BC

    HPI: 78.17

    Rank: 1

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Menkaure ranks 40 out of 642. Before him are Seti I (-1323), Caesarion (-47), Ptolemy XIV of Egypt (-60), Demis Roussos (1946), Mohamed Morsi (1951), and Farouk of Egypt (1920). After him are Omar Sharif (1932), Pachomius the Great (292), Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (1954), Ramesses III (-1217), Horemheb (-1319), and Ramesses I (-1300).

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Among POLITICIANS In Egypt

Among politicians born in Egypt, Menkaure ranks 16. Before him are Rudolf Hess (1894), Anwar Sadat (1918), Caesarion (-47), Ptolemy XIV of Egypt (-60), Mohamed Morsi (1951), and Farouk of Egypt (1920). After him are Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (1954), Horemheb (-1319), Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator (-62), Smenkhkare (-1400), Ahmose I (-1560), and Sneferu (-2700).

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