QUEEN HATSHEPSUT QUEEN HATSHEPSUTS FAMILY Hatshepsut was the

QUEEN HATSHEPSUT

QUEEN HATSHEPSUT’S FAMILY Hatshepsut was the daughter of King Thutmose I. She married her half brother Thutmose II. Hatshepsut became a regent for her stepson Thutmose III. Later, when she had to give up her power and let Thutmose III become pharaoh, she refused and took the title of pharaoh. Queen Hatshepsut was the only daughter of Thutmose I. Queen Hatshepsut had no sons and only one daughter named Nerfure.

QUEEN HATSHEPSUT’S DOMESTIC POLICY Ø Queen Hatshepsut ruled from c. 1437 bc -1458 bc. Unlike other pharaohs, Hatshepsut was interested in restoring the wealth of Egypt. She lead huge restoration projects in Egypt. She extended her father’s tomb to be buried with him when she died. Hatshepsut wanted to be buried in the Valley of the Kings to be remembered as a great pharaoh. She made a huge effort to add a shrine to Amon-re’s temple.

QUEEN HATSHEPSUT'S FOREIGN POLICY Queen Hatshepsut started a short successful military campaign in Nubia at the beginning of her reign. Overall, Queen Hatshepsut was more interested in trading than in fighting wars. Most of Queen Hatshepsut’s trade was with southern Asia. The currency for trade was bronze, gold, and silver coins. One major place were Egyptians traded were market places. Sometimes pharaoh’s would accept wives in order to promote peace between countries.

QUEEN HATSHEPSUT WAS FAMOUS FOR Queen Hatshepsut was the longest ruling pharaoh of Egypt. Despite her being a female, all of her statues and portraits showed her with a fake beard and male body to show that she was a strong pharaoh. As pharaoh, she couldn’t divorce. Queen Hatshepsut was the first female pharaoh of Kemet. Queen Hatshepsut became so over obsessed about being seen as a male pharaoh, she took away the “t” in her name to make her name sound more like a male name.

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