Who Was Alive
Nefertari
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Nefertari

Monarch

Born 1290 BC · died 1255 BC, aged 34 or 35
Also known as Nefertiry, Nefertari Meritmut

Who was alive at the same time as Nefertari?

  1. Šuppiluliuma I, c. 1375 – c. 1335 BC
  2. Nefertiti, c. 1370 – c. 1330 BC
  3. Ankhesenamun, 1348–1322 BC
  4. Tutankhamun, c. 1343 – c. 1324 BC
  5. Seti I, c. 1323 – c. 1279 BC
  6. Ramesses II, c. 1303 – 1213 BC
  7. Nefertari, 1290–1255 BC
  8. Ramesses III, c. 1217 – c. 1155 BC

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Only 2 people we track were surely alive alongside Nefertari

Our coverage of the ancient world is thin: we only include people whose birth and death can be dated to within 25 years.

The nearest lives we can place: Tutankhamun died about 31 years before Nefertari was born, Ankhesenamun died about 31 years before Nefertari was born, Nefertiti died about 37 years before Nefertari was born, Šuppiluliuma I died about 42 years before Nefertari was born and Ramesses III was born about 35 years after Nefertari died.

What happened in Nefertari’s lifetime

Where Nefertari and the nearest lives were born

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