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Queen Hatshepsut was an Egypt’s pharaoh
woman from 1500 B.C.; her name means “Foremost of Noble Ladies”;
she was a strong ruler, and one of the most important women in
world’s history. Thutmose I was her father and after his death
he took his place since Thutmose III was too young to be
pharaoh. But to rule in the name of somebody else was not enough
for Hatshepsut who proclaimed herself the Egypt’s pharaoh,
dressing in sacred pharaoh clothing and mounting the throne.
Hatshepsut was Egypt’s ruler for 21 years, her reign being
longer than of the other women of an Egyptian dynasty. This
pharaoh woman brought important contributions to the Egypt’s
history such as the peace with the tribes of Nubia, or the
missions sent to the people along the coast of East Africa.
Another achievement of Hatshepsut was a mission to an Asia
kingdom. The reason why Hatshepsut died is still a mystery. She
died suddenly and it happened in 1458 BC, some historians say
that she was killed by Thutmose III who tried, after her death,
to destroy all the Hatshepsut’s memories from Egypt. His tries
failed, fortunately. And so, the temple of Hatshepsut still
exists in Deir El Bahri – Valley of the Kings, where in the
ancient Egypt was the city of Thebes. She was not the only
pharaoh woman in history but she remains as one of the most
interesting women of the world, with a prosperous and long
reign. Although Hatshepsut had success in warfare at the
beginning of her reign, she is known as a pharaoh who started a
long era of peace. Egypt enjoyed wealth during her reign which
allowed her to start building projects which made form in her
time architecture a very unique one. |
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