What was Hatshepsut's Legacy in Ancient Egypt?

Answer 1

* Her reign was both longer and better recorded than any previous female rulers. * Hatshepsut must have been a person of strong character - driving sense of purpose shown by her inscriptions indicating how she put her plans into action. * Her tenacious grasp of the throne, held long after Thutmose III should have had it, indicates an ability to deal with the interpersonal relationships and the political situation. * She was an able ruler with unusual self-confidence for an Egyptian woman of her time. * She was a very successful user of Propaganda. * She chose a very able set of strong and competent officials to help her maintain 'ma'at'. * She may have had more confidence in her ability to rule the land than a young Thutmose III. This confidence could have come from prominent positions held during the reign of her husband, Thutmose II. * It was a reign of increased prosperity with an increase in better decorated tombs for officials and trade with Punt and the Near East. * Despite there being no major wars, there were several campaigns. * A period of consolidation and renewal - trip to Punt, roads repaired, temples rebuilt, turquoise mines in the Sinai reopened, quarries at Gebel el Silsila reopened. * It was a period of innovation, especially for the arts. Deir el Bahri, other engineering innovations and the invention of the hyperstyle hall. * Keimer, a historian, believes she was the first to use scarabs to carry historical or commemorative messages. * New types of temples - rock-cut temples at Beni Hasan. * Tallest obelisks cut so far. * New Design for columns eg., Hathor-headed column. * Royal sarcophagus featured a design that was the example for future burials. * These innovations reflected a climate of growth and encouragement of royal artisans. * Dyarchy reflected a team approach between Hatshepsut and Thutmose III which underlined the legacy of Hatshepsut. * There was no break in the running of the country after her death ie., a smooth transition in power took place.

Answer 2

Queen Hatshepsut's legacy was, in fact, Thutmose III. The story of her being the evil step-mother has proven to be wrong by the most recent archaeological evidence...she loved and supported her step-son/nephew, saw to his education, and there is even some indication that perhaps the tutor of her daughter Neferure, the court favorite Senenmut, may have also had a fatherly-uncle influence on the boy as well. It was because of her actions while pharaoh that she took in her rule that Egypt became wealthy once again, giving the young King the freedom to rule as he wished. Through the architects Ineni and Senenmut, she expanded Karnak and built Djeser-Djeseru, one of the largest mortuary chapels of the time. The two men were also named as the architects of her Obelisks, the largest ever found. Hatshepsut was the longest-ruling female pharaoh in Egypt, ruling longer than even Cleopatra.

Answer 3

Perhaps the most important part of Hatshepsut's legacy was her creation of a flourishing and stable Egypt through her highly successful foreign policy. Her military campaigns in both the north and the south augmented the extent of Egypt's influence on a vaster scale. The tomb inscription of Scribe Djehuty, I saw the collection of the booty of this mighty ruler from the vile Kush, who is deemed cowards' attests that Hatshepsut's military endeavors also contributed significantly to Egypt's economic prosperity.

Answer 4

She was an Egyptian Pharaoh, from 1479 to 1457 BC, after the death of her husband and the first woman in recorded history to rule a kingdom or empire. She ruled for 18 years.