Merikare

Merikare

Merikare (also Merykare and Merykara) was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 10th Dynasty who lived toward the end of the First Intermediate Period. Purportedly inspired by the teaching of his father, he embarked on a semi-peaceful coexistence policy with his southern rivals of the 11th Dynasty, focusing on improving the prosperity of his realm centered on Herakleopolis instead of waging an open war with Thebes. His policy was not rewarded, and shortly after his death his kingdom was conquered by the Theban Mentuhotep II, marking the beginning of the Middle Kingdom. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Merikare has received more than 85,767 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Merikare is the 4,280th most popular politician (up from 4,687th in 2019).