Hatshepsut was the Queen of Egypt during the
XVIIIth Dynasty. She was the daughter
of Thutmose I. She married
Thutmose II. When he
ascended to the throne in 1512 B.C.E., she became the real ruler. When he died
in 1503, she acted as regent for his son,
Thutmose III, then had
herself crowned as Pharaoh. Maintaining the fiction that she was a male, she
was represented with the regular pharaonic attributes, including a beard.
For more information about Hatshepsut visit:
Article about the identification of Hatshepsut's mummy, KV60A
Ministry of Tourism Ancient Egypt site - Egypt: A page about Hatshepsut.
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