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Hatshepsut, was the female king of Egypt (reigned as coregent c. 1479–73 bce and in her own right c. 1473–58 bce) who attained unprecedented power for a woman, adopting the full titles and regalia of a pharaoh.
Hatshepsut oversaw ambitious building projects, including the Temple of Deir el‑Bahri, during her reign in 15th century B.C. as a rare Egyptian female pharaoh.
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".
Hatshepsut [a] (/ 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). [8]
Today, Hatshepsut is celebrated as one of the greatest pharaohs in Egyptian history, and certainly the most successful female ruler. Her reign, lasting around 20 years, was a period of prosperity, stability, and cultural flowering for Egypt.
Her 21-year reign—15 as principal monarch—was a time of peace and prosperity for Egypt. She undertook grand building projects, including two pairs of imposing obelisks at Karnak and at her...
Hatshepsut was one of the longest-reigning and most prominent female pharaohs of ancient Egypt. Hailed as one of the most politically minded pharaohs to ever rule ancient Egypt, until the 19th century surprisingly little was known about her reign.
In 2005, The Met (with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco) organized the exhibition Hatshepsut: From Queen to Pharaoh, which presented her reign as a period of stability, prosperity, and artistic ingenuity. During her kingship, Hatshepsut reinstated trade with peoples in Asia, restored monuments that had fallen into disrepair during the ...
Beginning in 1478 B.C., Queen Hatshepsut reigned over Egypt for more than 20 years. She served as queen alongside her husband, Thutmose II, but after his death, she claimed the role of...
Her reign, circa 1473-1458 BC, was during a particularly fruitful portion of Egypt's 18th Dynasty. During her time in power, Egypt had the world's largest army, and the ruling families enjoyed a lifestyle on a lavish scale.