Biography on khafre

Khafra is a Pharaoh of the IVth Dynasty, son of Khufu and father of Menkaure. His approximate reign dates are -2518 to -2492.

Filiation

Khafra is the fourth son of Khufu by Queen Henoutsen.

He had 7 brothers and half brothers and 4 sisters (or half-sisters). Queen Henoutsen was the third queen of Khufu, and in the first place there was no indication that Khafra would become pharaoh, having an older brother (Kaouab I).

However, he died before his father, and it is naturally his brother Djédefrê who took over from Khufu.

At the death of Djedefrê we do not know what happened in the royal family but the fact is that the son of Djédefrê did not go up on the throne, it was his uncle Khéphren who was chosen.

What does it conclude? There are several hypotheses explaining this break in the tradition of entrusting power to his son.

• It is possible that Djedefrê's son, Setka, died before he could reign,
• Maybe Setkan