Son of Khufu (2589-2566 BC), the fourth ruler of the 4th Dynasty (2575-2465 BC, of the Old Kingdom) and builder/owner of the second of three pyramids at Giza. The complex includes the Valley Temple and the Great Sphinx, whose features are presumably Khafre's. He succeeded to the throne after the death of his half-brother Djedefre (Redjedef, 2566-2558 BC), who had constructed his pyramid at Abu Roash.