<P> Hatshepsut ( / hætˈʃɛpsʊt / ; also Hatchepsut ; Egyptian : ḥ3. t - šps. wt `` Foremost of Noble Ladies '' ; 1507 -- 1458 BC ) was the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt . She was the second historically confirmed female pharaoh , the first being Sobekneferu . ( Various other women may have also ruled as pharaohs regnant or at least regents before Hatshepsut , as early as Neithhotep around 1,600 years prior . ) Hatshepsut came to the throne of Egypt in 1478 BC . Officially , she ruled jointly with Thutmose III , who had ascended to the throne the previous year as a child of about two years old . Hatshepsut was the chief wife of Thutmose II , Thutmose III 's father . She is generally regarded by Egyptologists as one of the most successful pharaohs , reigning longer than any other woman of an indigenous Egyptian dynasty . According to Egyptologist James Henry Breasted she is also known as `` the first great woman in history of whom we are informed . '' </P>
<P> Hatshepsut ( / hætˈʃɛpsʊt / ; also Hatchepsut ; Egyptian : ḥ3. t - šps. wt `` Foremost of Noble Ladies '' ; 1507 -- 1458 BC ) was the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt . She was the second historically confirmed female pharaoh , the first being Sobekneferu . ( Various other women may have also ruled as pharaohs regnant or at least regents before Hatshepsut , as early as Neithhotep around 1,600 years prior . ) Hatshepsut came to the throne of Egypt in 1478 BC . Officially , she ruled jointly with Thutmose III , who had ascended to the throne the previous year as a child of about two years old . Hatshepsut was the chief wife of Thutmose II , Thutmose III 's father . She is generally regarded by Egyptologists as one of the most successful pharaohs , reigning longer than any other woman of an indigenous Egyptian dynasty . According to Egyptologist James Henry Breasted she is also known as `` the first great woman in history of whom we are informed . '' </P>
who was the egyptian queen who became pharaoh
who was the egyptian queen who became pharaoh
Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut