Hatshepsut proceeded to rule for a total of 21 years. In a scene at Deir el Bahri, men carry a myrrh tree to Egyptian ships in Punt, a land still not clearly identified.

The temples of millions of years In 1955 National Geographic photographer David Boyer captured this splendid image of Hatshepsut’s temple at sunrise, more than 3,000 years after its construction.

Hatshepsut did not banish Thutmose III, who technically served as her co-ruler, but she clearly overshadowed him. Her 21-year reign—15 as principal monarch—was a time of peace and prosperity ...

Hatshepsut died in 1458 B.C.E. and was buried in the Valley of the Kings. Although she went to great lengths to be remembered after her death, Thutmose III carried out a sweeping campaign to ...

When National Geographic caught up with Cooney by phone in Los Angeles, she explained why Hatshepsut was so perfect; how Cleopatra grew up in a family that makes the Sopranos seem like lambs; and ...

Thutmose III (unknown-ca 1426 B.C.) wasted no time making a name for himself, once he was out from under the shadow of the over-reaching regent-turned-pharaoh Hatshepsut.He transformed Egypt from ...

A new exhibition, “Queens of Egypt,” at the National Geographic Museum in Washington, D.C., highlights the unique ways women wielded power in the land of the pyramids.

A CT scan and DNA analysis show that a mummy housed in the Cairo Museum is Queen Hatshepsut, who ruled Egypt 3,500 years ago, according to Egypt's antiquities chief. But other experts cast doubt ...

And she was a builder: In his National Geographic feature on Hatshepsut "The King Herself," Chip Brown wrote about her legacy, and said she was "one of the greatest builders in one of the greatest ...

In times of trouble, ancient Egypt often looked to its female rulers to restore and maintain power. From Hatshepsut to Cleopatra, women ruled, and ruled well, along the Nile. Some of the first ...

Hatshepsut was no ordinary Egyptian ruler. ... Thutmose III, was designated as the next ruler and Hatshepsut became the boy's co-regent. From a 2009 National Geographic feature: ...

After Queen Hatshepsut's death, mentions of her were erased, as shown here. (Image credit: German Archaeological Institute) And she was a builder: In his National Geographic feature on Hatshepsut ...