HATSHEPSUT
Hatshepsut
For other Egyptian ladies called Maatkare see MaatkareHatshepsut was the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Ancient Egypt. She is generally regarded by Egyptologists as one of the most successful pharaohs, reigning longer than any other woman of an indigenous Egyptian dynasty. According to Egyptologist James Henry Breasted she is also known as "the first great woman in history of whom we are informed."The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Hatshepsut
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