He was the first king who was ultimately credited with uniting the two kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt for the first time in Egyptian history. We have been able to gain knowledge of the combination of the two realms through what is known as the Narmer Palette. The Narmer Palette has two sides with one side depicting the White Crown Pharaoh of Upper Egypt defeating the army of Lower Egypt. The other side of Narmer's palette represents the unification of Egypt as a whole with King Narmer wearing the double crown also known as "Pshent", which was a combination of the white and red crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt . He was known as the ruler of the early dynastic period and his unification gave rise to the first dynasty of kings in