During the Eighteenth Dynasty, Egypt enjoyed wealth and military conquest when Thutmose I and his principal queen, Ahmose, the Empire brought a daughter called Hatshepsut. She certainly was watching his father for a long time and was very proud of him because of his achievements.

The beginnings of Thutmose II Hatshepsut with

Hatshepsut grew up among three brothers, two of whom died before his father leaving with her third child. The third son of Thutmose I Thutmose II was called, however, this was still too young to reign over the Two Lands, Upper and Lower Egypt. To give a stronger position to Thutmose II at the death of his father, this was married to Hatshepsut to both take the throne of Egypt.

As usual Thutmose II military campaigns conducted in foreign territory and his two biggest successes occurred in Nubia and Syria. Hatshepsut was his principal wife and two had a daughter named Ranofru. Isis, a concubine, Tuthmosis II, was born a child who was given the name of Thutmose III. Although Thutmose II seemed to have much energy in the army, died young, just spent 14 years on the throne next to Hatshepsut.

Before her death, Thutmose II appointed his son Thutmose III to carry on their shoulders the responsibility to reign in the most powerful empire on earth by then. Thutmose III was still a child when he was given this responsibility. To this was betrothed Ranofru, her sister, and repeating the story of his father. However, it was too small for the task. The solution was found after the court to consult the gods, Hatshepsut should accompany the new king in a period of regency.

The co-regency with Thutmose III

Hatshepsut was really who took over the empire while his stepson was training in the military. Thutmose III seemed very pleased with this situation at first, really liked the military and hunting very often done with recreational purposes. Hatshepsut also enjoyed the situation to the point that he did not want things to change. Until that time she had done things well and the court with all of Egypt was at his feet as faithful servants.

During the second year of regency, Hatshepsut took the throne using both politics and religion to do so. This is evident when in his mortuary temple at Deir al Bahari is a wall associated with an actual birth. In the Queen Ahmose scene is being attended by seven women who represent the goddess Hathor, also appears Heqet Cnum and the goddess who protected women during pregnancy and their children. The most important thing is that the scene is also the presence of Amun giving a definite strengthening the event, which of course was the birth of Hatshepsut. All this statement means that the gods had chosen as pharaoh of Egypt from birth. The thing to remember also is that Hatshepsut was the daughter of Thutmose I and his principal queen, Ahmose, giving it a more physical and palpable force to support this religious statement. Near this wall there is another that supports the previous scene, is seen as pharaoh Hatshepsut being crowned in the presence of the gods and her father Thutmose I. It is important to realize that it appears as a child and not as denoting a woman who from the beginning she had been chosen to rule in Egypt.

The reign of Hatshepsut as pharaoh

While officially Hatshepsut was the ruler of Egypt, Thutmose III was left to one side because, she ruled with him, but not entirely alone. Hatshepsut obviously realized that Thutmose III was fascinated by the militia for what surely should have granted him whatever he wanted within this framework. Then, as she ruled, he was in charge of the army.

She was happy with the situation but probably Thutmose I was not so much because originally it had been who should rule as his father. But I had no choice but to take a coup to regain the throne or wait for Hatshepsut died. His election was the second remaining in the army while he remembered that it was probably much younger than her so that someday he would be the new king.

Hatshepsut was devoted instead to the construction of monuments and expeditions to foreign lands. The most famous of these was undoubtedly made to the land of Punt probably located in what is now Somalia. Hence the activity or main purpose of the expedition was the trade including tree species.

Senenmut, faithful servant of Hatshepsut

Around this figure there are now much speculation among Egyptologists. Senenmut was of humble origins as her parents were mere commoners. It began as the steward of Hatshepsut but soon gained merit and the same charge was being promoted to the point that he had much power in the reign of Hatshepsut.

Today is thought to have been intimate Senenmut modesty Hatshepsut mate by how it arose. Undoubtedly Senenmut won all its merits, but the way in which these events took place is what gets Egyptologists. It was even thought that he was "the power behind the throne" of Hatshepsut.

We know that Senenmut was steward of Hatshepsut and quickly became the tutor of the young Tuthmosis III. Undoubtedly, he became one of the most trusted men of the queen-pharaoh, or certainly the most reliable. This is what is intended, therefore, also received fees of architects, construction supervisor, supervisor of the barns and weavers of Amun. All the way Senenmut tour was not easy and much less if we remember that it came from among the commoners.

Hatshepsut had had to build his grave long before becoming Pharaoh but during his reign he changed his mind again and command to build a mortuary temple. In charge of this work was designated Senenmut.

As an architect and construction supervisor, noted Senenmut building one of the most beautiful and unique temples throughout Egypt. Is located behind the Valley of the Kings in what is now known as Deir al-Bahari. It is relatively near the Temple of Mentuhotep I and inspired by it was built by Hatshepsut. Is mainly dedicated to the god Amun, but also, on a smaller scale-to Hathor and Anubis. He also was responsible for the erection of the obelisks at Karnak.

The pharaohs as we have seen in the genealogy of Hatshepsut could have more than one wife and concubines as being Pharaoh Hatshepsut may have enjoyed the same privileges. The problem is not found sufficient evidence to ensure that Senenmut and she maintained a relationship. Note that despite the fact that Hatshepsut was often portrayed as a pharaoh man to ascribe more power-it was still a woman and was submerged in an extremely patriarchal tradition. This ratio could have compelled Senenmut Hatshepsut and to keep their relationship secret as possible if this were true.

Curiously near the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, Senenmut ordered to build his tomb, and precisely its underground passages in one direction leading to the temple of it being both closer to each other. The other reason has supported the theory that both were more than Pharaoh and servant.

The end of the reign

Around the 29-year reign with Thutmose II -14 and 15 Thutmose III-impersonating, Hatshepsut dies. No one knows how it happened, whether it was a natural death or not. Just know that when she died, Thutmose III eventually came to the throne. Also comes to believe that Thutmose had something to do with his death but this theory is not sufficient evidence to secure. The truth is that after Hatshepsut's death destroyed his works such as temples, obelisks, walls and statues being the prime suspect in Thutmose III Revenge of the usurpation of his throne.

Thutmose III may not have much to do with it, might be possible that by being a woman, Hatshepsut had to be erased from Egyptian history and indeed, this becomes evident when omitted from the list of kings made in times Seti I and Ramses II in the Hall of the Ancestors of the temple of Abydos during the XIX Dynasty.

Of what there is mounting evidence is that after the destruction of monuments, many of them were buried in order to forget this period perhaps embarrassing to some. What really was achieved with this is that, ironically, the idea of erasing all memory was preserved in a very satisfactory because the sand protected these monuments as nothing had been achieved. Today more than ever, Hatshepsut, the first of the Noble Women and the translation of its name indicates, is among the most important rulers throughout Egyptian history.