Hatshepsut

Temple of Hatshepstut

Hatshepsut statue


Queen Hatshepstut was born to Pharaoh Thutmose I and queen Ahmose, both from a royal family in 1502 BC- 1458 BC. She was very unusual. She was a female pharaoh. Even if she was a female she refused to wear anything that a pharaoh wouldn't when she did her duties as pharaoh. She wore a fake beard and a skirt with lots of jewelry. She claimed that the sun god- Ra pointed directly at her being the pharaoh. She also put herself in many of the stories related to the egyptian gods so she would seem god -like. Her rise of power started when her husband, Thutmose II, died. She ruled for about 20-22 years and during that time she built many monuments. Trading with other countries during that time also expanded. 

After Queen Hatshepstut's mysterious death, her stepson destroyed her tomb and many of her monuments because she took his place in ruling egypt.