Rulers

Hatshepsut was the fifth ruler of the 18th Dynasty. She became the Pharaoh of Egypt a round 1473 BCE, and ruled Upper Egypt until 1458 BCE. Her mother was Ahmes and her father was Tuthmosis I. Her brother was Anenemes , and he should have inherited the throne as the son of Tuthmosis I and Ahmes; however, he never became king. However, Hatshepsut went on and became the longest reigning female pharaoh in Kemet, ruling for more than 20 years, on behalf of her stepson, Thutmose III.

She is considered one of Kemet’s most successful pharaohs. Since the Pharaoh was meant to be the God Horus in human form, so to follow the traditions, Hatshepsut was depicted with male clothes, and even wore a fake beard.

Hatshepsut added hundreds of new statues and monuments to Egypt. During her reign she re-established international traded that had been lost, and in this way brought immense wealth to Egypt. The wealth that she created raised Egypt’s level of Architecture to a whole new level., and managed to convince the Egyptians to keep her Pharaoh.

Hatshepsut was a huge fan of Arts and Architecture and had many monuments built for herself. One of her most unique monuments, Deir el-Bahari or Hatshepsut’s Mortuary Temple, is located at the left bank of the Nile. Specific rooms were dedicated to Amun Ra, who was a God she respected very much. She also built 3 obelisks dedicated to Amun Ra, 2 out of 3 which were successful.
However, after her reign, the rightful Pharaoh Thutmosis III wanted revenge and ordered to destroy all of Hatshepsut’s monuments, except for the temples, which he buried.