Khasekhemwy

male
Nimaethap, Djoser, Abydos, Egypt, upper, set, horus…Lower Egypt, UpperEgypt, Second dynasty of Egypt, Pharaohs of the Second dynasty of Egypt, Royal Annals of Ancient Egypt
Khasekhemwy (d. 2686 BC; sometimes spelled Khasekhemui) was the 5th and final Pharaoh of the Second dynasty of Egypt. Little is known of...
Nectanebo II

Nectanebo II

male
Memphis, persian, ancient egypt, spartan, magician, pharaoh of egypt…Memphis, Egypt, UpperEgypt, Pharaohs of the Thirtieth dynasty of Egypt, Thirtieth dynasty of Egypt, Teos of Egypt
Nectanebo II (ruled 360 - 343 BC), also known by the name "Nakhthoreb", was the third and last king of the Thirtieth dynasty of Egypt and also the...
Murad Bey

Murad Bey

male, deceased (1801)
mamluk, Egyptian military personnel, guerrilla warfare, Egyptian, Death from bubonic plague, napoleon…UpperEgypt
Murad Bey was an Egyptian Mamluk chieftain, cavalry commander and joint ruler of Egypt with Ibrahim Bey. He was of Georgian descent. Following his...
Shoshenq III

Shoshenq III

male
regnal year, chronicle, Lower Egypt, Thebes, Egypt, Pharaohs of the Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt, Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt…Upper and Lower Egypt, UpperEgypt, ancient egypt
King Usermaatre Setepenre Shoshenq III ruled Egypt's 22nd Dynasty for 39 years according to contemporary historical records. Two Apis Bulls were...

Harkhuf

male
Pepi II, First Cataract, Qubbet el-Hawa, 6th dynasty, Elephantine, Herkhuf…Sixth dynasty of Egypt, UpperEgypt
Harkhuf was a governor of Upper Egypt in the 23rd century BC. He travelled extensively over time. His name is sometimes spelled Herkhuf or Hirkhuf....

Kashta

male
UpperEgypt, sudan, Tanwetamani, Shebitku, Elephantine, God's Wife of Amun…Thebes, Egypt
Kashta was a king of the Kushite Dynasty whose names translates literally as "The Kushite". (Grimal: p.334) While he ruled Nubia from Napata, which...
Qasim Amin

Qasim Amin

male, deceased (1910)
Egyptian women's rights activist, Upper Egyptian, Islamic scholarship, Purdah, UpperEgypt, women's rights
Qasim Amin (1863-1908) was an Egyptian jurist and one of the founders of the Egyptian National Movement and Cairo University. Born to an Upper...
Shukri Mustafa

Shukri Mustafa

male, deceased (1978)
terrorist, Muslim Brotherhood, Takfir wal-Hijra, Takfir wal-Hijra member, Takfir wal-Hijra founder, Egyptian…UpperEgypt
Shukri Mustafa was an agricultural engineer who would rise to lead Takfir wal-Hijra. He began his path toward Islamist thought by joining the...

Tiye

female
Taia, Great Royal Wife, amun, ancient egypt, Queen consort, Tiy…UpperEgypt, Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt
Tiye (c. 1398 BC - 1338 BC, also spelled Taia, Tiy and Teje) was the daughter of Yuya and Tjuyu and the Great Royal Wife of the Egyptian pharaoh...
Samuel The Confessor

Samuel The Confessor

male, deceased (693)
Egyptian hermit, Al Minya, Saint, Egyptian, coptic orthodox, byzantine…UpperEgypt, Upper Egyptian
Saint Samuel the Confessor is a Coptic Orthodox saint, venerated in all Oriental Orthodox Churches. He is most famous for his torture on the hands...