These people were Pharaohs of ancient Egypt.
Pharaoh (/ˈfɛəroʊ/, US also /ˈfeɪ.roʊ/; Coptic: ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ Pǝrro) is the common title now used for the monarchs of ancient Egypt from the First Dynasty (c. 3150 BCE) until the annexation of Egypt by the Roman Empire in 30 BCE, although the term "pharaoh" was not used contemporaneously for a ruler until the reign of Merneptah, c. 1210 BCE, during the Nineteenth dynasty; "king" was the term used most frequently until the middle of the Eighteenth Dynasty.
The term was actually gender neutral; women reigned as pharaoh rather than by a feminization of that title. Modern culture has not always made this distinction. Cleopatra VII of Egypt ruled as pharaoh, but has been called "queen" in the modern era.
Nectanebo II (reign: 360–342 BC) was the last native Egyptian ruler. The title "pharaoh" was adopted by the various foreign rulers who conquered Egypt. Even after Rome reduced Egypt to a province, the emperor used the title "pharaoh" when in Egypt. (Roman Emperors should not be included in this category, given the limited use of the title and Egypt's status as a province.)
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