2. CLAIM TO THE THRONE
Hatshepsut became a regent after the death of
Thutmose II until Thutmose III was of age
Thutmose III and Hatshepsut ruled in co-regency
before the 7th year of Thutmose’s reign
She justified her rule through inscriptions and
emphasizing her relationship to the gods
The Divine Birth Scene in
Hatshepsut’s Mortuary
Temple
3. HATSHEPSUT’S MOTIVES
She challenged gender
norms and attempted to
assimilate into the role of a
male pharaoh
Motivated by territorial
expansion
Initiated a massive
restoration and building
programme in Egypt
The Speos Artemidos
temple, one of the
temples Hatshepsut
helped to restore
4. HATSHEPSUT’S METHODS
Maintaining a close
relationship with Amen
Justified her rule by
using the Coronation
scenes to disseminate
the story of how she was
chosen
Expanded territory and
maintained religious,
social, and political order
Amen, the
local deity
of Thebes
5. IMPACT OF REIGN
Made considerable changes to the temple in
Karnak and mortuary temple
She established intricate trade networks and
concentrated wealth for the whole of Egypt
Hatshepsut’s mortuary
temple in Deir el Bahri
6. FOREIGN POLICY & MILITARY CAMPAIGNS
Brought about more connectivity
Goods and products (ivory, frankincense
wood, monkeys, gold) were part of trade
She portrayed herself as a warrior-pharoah
sphinx
Hatshepsut's Temple Inscription
at Speos Artemidos detailing her
military involvement
7. IMAGE OF HATSHEPSUT
Gradually took on
characteristics of male
pharaohs in portraits
This is due to
associations of gender
to power
Unlike other female
pharaohs as she took
on the identity of a
male
Hatshepsut in
typical male
headdress and
beard
8. RELATIONSHIP WITH SUPPORTERS
Believed that Hatshepsut was loved as much
as feared
A respected figure of authority
Brought about peace and stability to Egypt
as reflected in her massive building projects
and the prosperity of the people during her
reign as pharaoh
