Queen Hatshepsut, the fifth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt which was one of the few female pharaohs of Egypt.

Hatshepsut was the eldest daughter of the pharaoh, Thutmose I and Queen Aahmes, the Royal Wife. Thutmose I was the successor of the childless pharaoh, Amenhotep I. Thutmose I was a successful general in the army and married the previous pharaoh's sister Aahmes. Hatshepsut was born around 1502 BC. Her two eldest brothers died in accidents before their father's death, so she was married to her younger half brother Thutmose II, a son of a secondary …

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