During my travels back in time to New Egypt, I encountered an individual who is believed to have been the first powerful female Eqyptian leader. Queen Hatshepsut ruled around 1470 BCE after her husband, Tuthmosis II, passed away. She became regent for her son and declared herself as a female king with a reign of peace, stability, and prosperity. She expanded trade to Punt (Modern day Somalia), built herself a massive tomb named Deir Al Bahari, and built obelisks at the great temple of Karnak near Luxor. However what I found strange was that many images and depictions of her rule were removed when her son, Tuthmosis III, came to power leading to uncertainty regarding such a powerful Queen. Hatshepsut was very influential and successful in trade, a characteristic of civilizations, expanding Egypt's influence.
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| Statue of Queen Hatshepsut at the Met https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons /thumb/1/11/Hatshepsut.jpg/220px-Hatshepsut.jpg |
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| Picture of massive Deir Al-Bahari complex http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/images/deirelbahri.jpg |
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