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Hatshepsut: she ruled Egypt after the death of her husband
Thutmose II, who left after him his son Thutmose III from his
secondary wife (iset), Thutmose III was still young. Therefore,
Hatshepsut was his guardian and her name accompanied his name
in the first two years, then she was able to eliminate him
completely from the throne and issued a prophecy that she
recorded in her temple in Deir el-Bahari indicating that she is the
divine daughter from The god Amun, so that everyone is
convinced of its legitimacy to rule the country, and during her
reign security and stability prevailed in the country, and a
campaign was sent to the country of Punt to bring some of their
country’s products to Egypt, and its events were recorded in her
temple, which is considered the most important architectural
establishment that she left behind, in addition to the two obelisks
that she erected in Karnak, and three shrines in Luxor, and it is
mentioned that at the end of her reign there were some internal
and external disturbances
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