Narmer

Narmer

Narmer (Ancient Egyptian: nꜥr-mr, may mean "painful catfish", "stinging catfish", "harsh catfish", or "fierce catfish;" fl. c. 3150 BC) was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Early Dynastic Period, whose reign began at a date estimated to fall in the range 3273–2987 BC. He was the successor to the Protodynastic king Ka. Many scholars consider him the unifier of Egypt and founder of the First Dynasty, and in turn the first king of a unified Egypt. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Narmer has received more than 2,400,256 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 62 in 2019). Narmer is the 466th most popular politician (down from 392nd in 2019).

Narmer is most famous for uniting Upper and Lower Egypt, which was accomplished by conquering the north.