Egypt: Queen Hatshepsut (1508–1458 BCE), Regent and Pharaoh (r. 1479-1458 BCE). Limestone statue, c. 1485 BCE Hatshepsut, meaning Foremost of Noble Ladies, 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.

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