Hatshepsut

Female pharaoh of Egypt who ruled in her own name for two prosperous decades.

Core Principles & Analysis

• Ruled first as regent for Thutmose III, then as pharaoh with the full titles of a king.
• Sent the trading expedition to Punt recorded in reliefs at her Deir el-Bahri temple.
• Her monuments were defaced generations later, and her name was recovered by modern Egyptology.

Specifications & Metrics

• ERA: c. 1479 – 1458 BC