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Hatshepsut

Hatshepsut hätshĕp´so͝ot [key], d. 1458 BC, ruler of ancient Egypt, of the XVIII dynasty eldest daughter of Thutmose I . She managed to rule Egypt by relegating her husband (and younger half-brother), Thutmose II , to the background during his brief reign. After his death, she continued in power as regent to his son,