Hatshepsut was the daughter of a pharaoh, Tuthmose I. His son, Tuthmose II, succeeded him and Hatshepsut married Tuthmose II, her half-brother. But Tuthmose II reigned only briefly. At his death ...

He was, however, a child and unable to rule Egypt, leaving Hatshepsut to serve as regent. She did this for three years until, for reasons unknown, she became a pharaoh in her own right (although ...

As pharaoh, Hatshepsut (reigned from c1479 ... After the death of her father, Tuthmosis I, Hatshepsut became queen to Tuthmosis II, her half-brother. After he died, power passed to her stepson ...

Hatshepsut gradually transformed her role from queen regent to outright pharaoh. When Thutmose III was older he became her second-in-command, but he would not rule outright as pharaoh until after ...

The daughter of Thutmose I and his wife Ahmose, Hatshepsut became queen after marrying her ... Hatshepsut had other ideas and declared herself pharaoh, holding onto the throne until her death ...

Inside, the pharaoh’s name and ... wouldn’t become Egypt’s sole ruler until 1458 BCE. It has been suggested that after Hatshepsut's death, Thutmose III set about spitefully chiseling out ...

After her husband died, Hatshepsut didn’t just keep the “throne” warm for her stepson to come of age. She became a pharaoh in her own right, and in doing so, became one of ancient Egypt’s ...

Together they had a daughter named Nefrure. Upon his death, his wife Hatshepsut became the sixth pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty – and arguably one of the most famous and successful female rulers of ...

Yet another puzzle is why Thutmose II's wife and half sister, Hatshepsut — who later became pharaoh and was arguably the ...

Mentions of Queen Hatshepsut were erased and monuments ... Sarcophagus of an Egypt Pharaoh] It was unusual for a woman to become pharaoh of Egypt. As Egyptologist Ian Shaw noted in his book ...