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Question
Remembering that 1AD came immediately after 1BC, while solving these problems take 1BC as –1 and 1AD as +1.
Turks ruled Egypt in the year 1517 AD and Queen Nefertis ruled Egypt about 2900 years before the Turks ruled. In what year did she rule?
Solution
Taking 1 BC as –1 and 1 AD as +1
Turks ruled Egypt in 1517 AD
Queen Nefertis ruled Egypt in
(1517 – 2900) AD = –1383 AD or 1383 BC.
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