Hatshepsut

Hatshepsut

1. Family

   • Hatshepsut is the only daughter of King thutmose and Ahmose.
     • Mother of Neferure
     • Wife of thutmose II

2. Life

   • Pharaoh
     • Hatshepsut asumed the throne as regent when she was around 30. when her son in law Thutmose III came of age, they became co rulers. While hatshepsut managed state, economic and political affairs, Thutmose lead Battles.
   • Childhood
     • Hatshepsut was born to THutmose and Ahmose In c.1508. She was there only child and lived a highly privlaged royal life. Her father then died when she was twelve
   • Wife
     • When Hatshepsut was 12 she married her half brother Thutmose II. she was a respectable royal wife and she had one daughter, neferure. Thutmose II died after an uneventful fifteen year reign, when Hatshepsut was hardly thirty.

3. Achievments

   • Political
     • Hatshepsut was an influencial political figure and was the first femal to gain full power over egypt. She has proven a key example of a strong independant woman. a sadly rare thing in history
   • Architechural
     • Hatshepsut is known for her architechural achievements. She built two granite obelisks, the tallest ever built in ancient egypt, her red chal in karnak and her own mortuary temple in Deir el-bahri. all examples of outstanding architecure and ancient building technology
   • Economical
     • Hatshepsut brought Stabitlity to a nation that was previously in economic turmoil. With risky but profitable busness ventures her country flourished under her rule. Her wisest move was sending ships on a trade venture to ancient punt. Her ships profited greatly, bringing back materials and goods such as frankenscense, myrhh trees, ivory, wood and valuables.

4. Death

   • Hatshepsut died in c. 1458 B.C after a twenty year reign, the longest of any female in ancient egypt. Historians suspect that she amy have died form the medicine she used, as it contained toxic ingredients. Hatshepsut was buried in a pharo's sarcoughagus, with her father's body at her side. The throne went to her stepson, and due to hatshepsut's shrewd rule, Egypt thrived for many years after.

5. Legacy

   • Twenty years after hatshepsut died, Thutmose III ordered all record of Hatshepsut's existence be erased. From Writing on papyrus to hieroglyphs and images on temple walls. It is not evident why this happened, but Historians only discovered her existence in the 19th century. At the time, stereotypes lead historians to assume the hatshepsut had not done the things said, but the men in her court, her Step son, husband, advisers had done the work. though today it is understood that hatshepsut was indeed the mastermind behind her buissness venture, buildings and thriving nation. she is remembered now as an influencial female political figure and rolemodel who helped make egypt and the ancient world a better place.

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