Ancient Egypt
Senefru
2575 - 2551
Senefru reigned during the 4th Dynasty. He was an active military leader. Senefru fought against the Nubians and the Libyans. These battles were recorded on the Palermo Stone.
Senefru traded along the Mediterranean. He built more pyramids than any other king: the Maidum Pyramid (which he finished), and the Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid at Dahshur. To obtain the lumber he needed, Senefru sent forty ships to Lebanon. He built a monument to honor the event.
The bent pyramid is thought to be an architectural link between the Step Pyramid and the true pyramids. During the 12th Dynasty many pharaohs built their mortuaries next to Senefru's pyramid.
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