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Ancient Egypt

QUEEN NEFERTITI
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Queen Nefertiti (c. 1370 BCE – c. 1330 BCE) was one of the most influential and enigmatic royal women of ancient Egypt. Best known as...

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HATSHEPSUT
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Hatshepsut (c. 1507 BC – 1458 BC) was the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt and one of history’s most successful female rulers....

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This website features a collection of articles largely from previously published volumes of the Encyclopaedia Africana, specifically the Encyclopaedia Africana Dictionary of African Biography, which highlights notable individuals from various regions of Africa. Please note that in these volumes, some names of people, towns, and countries were spelled differently than they are today. We have retained these historical spellings to preserve the integrity of the original publications. In some instances, the current spellings are also provided for easy reference.
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