Snefru

Before he was a Pharaoh, Snefru was the leader of the Ancient Egyptian army. Unlike most Pharaohs, he didn’t gain power through birthright but through marriage. He was also the founder of the 4^th Dynasty and reigned as Pharaoh for 24 years.

His leadership style was intelligence and logic. With his intelligence, he kept the power of the royal family fixed and together. Without his logic, he wouldn’t have been able to construct his 3 pyramids and be the military leader.

His 3 most known major accomplishments were campaigning against the Libyans and Nubians, constructing his 3 pyramids and sending a fleet of 40 ships to Lebanon to get timber as Ancient Egypt was running low on timber.

Snefru made 3 pyramids while he reigned Ancient Egypt as a Pharaoh. Those are the Meidum, Bent and Red pyramids. The Meidum pyramid is a step pyramid and it is located around 100km south of Cairo, the capital of Egypt. The ruined part has a height of 65m, the height from the base to the summit is 93.5m and the base is around 144m long.

The Bent pyramid and it is a type of bent pyramid. It has a height of 101.1m, a base of 188.6m and it is located approximately 40km south of Cairo.

And last but not least, the Red pyramid is a type of true pyramid because as you can see, it is almost an equal square pyramid. It has a height of 104m, a base of 220m and it is located in the town of Dashur.

Because Snefru was the leader of the Ancient Egyptian army, he led every battle and won almost all the time. He also won the battle against the Libyans and Nubians.

He had 8 sons and 5 daughters with lots of women but the queen at that time was Hetepheres I. His parents were Meresankh and his stepfather was Huni but not much information can be found about them. One of his sons was Khufu, the builder of the Pyramids of Giza.

I found 3 interesting facts about Snefru. He was actually the first Pharaoh to have his name written in a cartouche as shown here. It reads S-nef-r-u. Hetepheres I, his wife was probably his half sister and did you know, “Snefru” in Egyptian language or hieroglyphics means “The Beauty Maker”?