Pharaoh of Egypt
(15th century B.C.E.)
After reigning jointly with her husband and half brother, Thutmose II,
she became regent for their son, then assumed the throne herself. She
presided over a period of prosperity, built the great temple of Deir el-Bahri
near Thebes, and sent an important trading expedition to the fabled land of
Punt. She may have made her chief official and architect her
lover as well, but
never married him. His devotion to her is shown in the details of her
temple, which he designed.
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