Hatshepsut biography timelines

BCHatshepsut Born( BCE)

Hatshepsut was born the daughter of Pharaoh Thutmosis I and a concubine, Ahmes.

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She was raised as a royal princess, and married at age 12 to her half-brother, the Pharaoh Thutmosis II. BCRuled as Regent( BCE)

Following the death of Thutmosis II, Hatshepsut became regent for his son with a concubine, Thutmosis III. The boy was only an infant at the time of his father's death. BCBegan to Be Depicted as Male Pharaoh( BCE)

Around BCE, depictions of Hatshepsut changed.

She was no longer depicted as queen, but rather in the clothing of a male pharaoh. BCBegan Temple of Deir El-Bahri( BCE)

Hatshepsut began work on the temple complex at Deir El-Bahri in She was still, technically, regent, but this was the most significant construction project in Egypt in quite some time, and one of the most beautiful temples remaining in Egypt today. BCSeized Power( BCE)

In BCE, Hatshepsut fully seized power.

While she was not yet