Essay On Hatshepsut

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Hatshepsut, whose name contains the meaning “foremost of noble-women”, was born the only daughter of King Thutmose I and Queen Ahmose. Thutmose II, son of King Thutmose I and a lesser wife, yielded power upon his father’s death in 1481 and took Hatshepsut as his wife and Queen consort. If not for the early death of Thutmose II, only reigning a mere three years, Hatshepsut would most likely not have played such a prominent role in history and instead would have been known for portraying the typical role of Queen.
Thutmose III was an infant in age at the time of his father’s death; this left Hatshepsut, his step-mother, to assume the role of regent. Actions taken by Hatshepsut were standard at first, providing the youthful Thutmose III with proper military training. During this time there was no sign of her grasping for full power, rather she was securing her family’s power until the young King would reach an age where he would be capable of ruling on his own. The exact time in which Hatshepsut declared herself senior co-regent is not known, but it is said to be between the years of t...

Essay On Hatshepsut
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Hatshepsut was born in 1508 B.C., daughter of Thutmose I. Thutmose I was the third king of the 18th century, son of a military man. He did not take to the throne as son of a former king, but due to unknown circumstances he rose to the throne. His reign ended in 1493B.C.. Thutmose I was succeeded by his son Thutmose II. After the death of Hatshepsut’s father at age twelve,
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Theories Surrounding Hatshepsut
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Queen Hatshepsut, who ruled Egypt during the 18th dynasty, was one of a small handful of female pharaohs. Despite her many achievements, her reign is most remembered for the fact that she was a woman. Her unique story has been a source for dispute among scholars, which has led to a number of conflicting views. The small amount of Hatshepsut’s life that has been documented does not allow us to see the more intimate details of her life. Historians have a broad range of opinions on her, but one thing is certain: her reign provided Egypt with a period of peace and prosperity after 100 years of foreign rule. There are a number of theories involving Hatshepsut’s personal and public life.
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After Hatshepsut 's death, Thutmose III destroyed or defaced her monuments, erased many of her inscriptions and constructed a wall around her obelisks. Thutmose III did that to take the credit for all of Queen Hatshepsut’s work in 22 year period that she reigned. It was unlikely, for women to be king and Thutmose III took all her work as his own work. Though past Egyptologists held that it was merely the queen’s ambition that drove her, more recent scholars have suggested that the move might have been due to a political crisis, such as a threat from another branch of the royal family, and that Hatshepsut may have been acting to save the throne for her stepson. Hatshepsut was only the third woman to become pharaoh in 3,000 years of ancient Egyptian history, and the first to attain the full power of the position. Cleopatra, who also exercised such power, would rule some 14 centuries later. There have been rumors and stories about Thutmose III wanted to overrule Queen Hatshepsut reign. It was his reign actually, but Thutmose III was a child and could not rule Egypt. Thutmose I and Ahmose rulers of Egypt, and was the mother and father of Hatshepsut. As people talked back then Queen Hatshepsut was the first female to become Egypt’s king. She ruled for over 22 years of reign in peace. She was married to Thutmose II, and had
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Essay On Hatshepsut