Hatshepsut’s ancestry, as shown in Figure 1, is complicated. King Amenhotep was a great Egyptian pharaoh. He did not have a son, so he appointed his trusted warrior Tuthmosis I to rule after he died. Too keep ancestors of prior pharaohs, Tuthmosis I married Ahmos, one of Amenhotep’s daughter. Their only child was Hatshepsut, who Tuthmosis I treated as his favorite, raised her as a boy, and wanted her to take the throne.

Hatshepsut’s childhood was different than most Egyptian girls, even if they were of royalty. She was born around 150

0 BC and was considered the daughter of Amon Re, the chief Egyptian god. Her father, Tuthmosis I of the 18th dynasty treated her as his favorite, and like a boy. They did a lot of male activities together. She became very curious which he probably inspired. Leaning to read and write, she would be ready to know how to be Pharaoh.

The known date of Hatshepsut’s crowning is unknown because Tuthmosis III was originally Pharaoh and because the years begin at year 1 again when the Pharaoh’s reign begins. She was the first female to become a Pharaoh because none of the other females were actually thought of as Pharaoh. Since Hatshepsut had no husband any more and the wife of the pharaoh had important roles in ceremonies, her daughter Neferure acted as the wife. Then Neferure married Tuthmosis III (Hatshepsut: Her Majesty, Herself 4-20).

Other children of Tuthmosis I and his other wives were sons, but not of royal blood. Tuthmosis II was the only one of them who survived when his father died. He took power after Tuthmosis I died so Tuthmosis II married Hatshepsut. Tuthmosis II’s reign was short, lasting a couple years because he was sick. Tuthmosis II and Hatshepsut had only one daughter. Because Hatshepsut’s stepson Tuthmosis III was very young when his father died, he originally took power with Hatshepsut as his advisor because Hatshepsut knew all about what to do as Pharaoh. Later she declared herself as Pharaoh until Tuthmosis III was ready to take over again.

Hatshepsut did not wait for Tuthmosis III to become old enough to be Pharaoh. She kept her power for a long time, raging from 15 to 22 years, which is not definite, considering she was a woman and her stepson was becoming impatient. It was tough for her to keep her power. With her propaganda and good political tricks, she kept her reign and solved many problems. What she did to keep people believing in her was pretending to act and dress like a man. She wore a beard. By saying she was a daughter of a god, people believed in her more. She used her father’s followers to fallow her. Since there was no term for a female king, she was considered a Pharaoh, or king, and dressed and acted like a male Pharaoh would. One of her greatest accomplishments was her expedition to Punt, which is pres

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