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Apr 22, 2024 · Hatshepsut was a female king of Egypt (reigned in her own right circa 1479–58 BCE) who attained unprecedented power for a woman, adopting the full titles and regalia of a pharaoh. She began as a conventional regent for her stepson, Thutmose III, but, by the seventh year of his reign, she had become the dominant coruler.
- Joyce Tyldesley
- How did Hatshepsut come to power?Hatshepsut married her half brother, Thutmose II, who inherited the throne from their father, Thutmose I, and made Hatshepsut his consort. When Thu...
- What was Hatshepsut’s reign like?Hatshepsut’s reign was essentially a peaceful one, and her foreign policy was based on trade rather than war. Restoration and building were importa...
- What was Hatshepsut's family like?Hatshepsut was born to Thutmose I and his consort Ahmose. She married her half brother, Thutmose II, and had a daughter, Neferure. When Thutmose II...
- How did Hatshepsut die?The cause of Hatshepsut's death is not known. Her mummy was missing from its sarcophagus when her tomb was excavated in the 1920s. There are severa...
Hatshepsut (/ h ɑː t ˈ ʃ ɛ p s ʊ t / haht-SHEPP-sut; c. 1507–1458 BC) was the Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Thutmose II and the fifth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, ruling first as regent, then as queen regnant from c. 1479 BC until c. 1458 BC (Low Chronology).
- c. 1479 – 1458 BC
- Ahmose
Dec 16, 2009 · Hatshepsut, daughter of King Thutmose I, became queen of Egypt when she married her half-brother, Thutmose II, around the age of 12. Upon his death, she began acting as regent for her stepson,...
Oct 19, 2016 · Hatshepsut (r. 1479-1458 BCE) was the first female ruler of ancient Egypt to reign as a male with the full authority of pharaoh. Her name means "Foremost of Noble Women" or "She is First Among Noble Women". She began her reign as regent to her stepson Thutmose III (r. 1458-1425 BCE) who would succeed her.
- Joshua J. Mark
Apr 16, 2019 · April 16, 2019. • 5 min read. For many years, Hatshepsut (ca 1508– 1458 B.C.) appeared content with the traditional female role of supporting player among Egypt’s royals. She was the daughter of...
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Apr 2, 2014 · Royalty. Hatshepsut was the longest-reigning female pharaoh in Egypt, ruling for 20 years in the 15th century B.C. She is considered one of Egypt's most successful pharaohs. Updated: May 6, 2021....
Unearthing Hatshepsut, Egypt's Most Powerful Female Pharaoh - The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Pac Pobric. January 22, 2018. Excavators from a 1928–29 expedition in Egypt sorting fragments of granite statues. At back left is Djeser-Djeseru, Hatshepsut's mortuary complex. Photo by Harry Burton, February 15, 1929.
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