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She became Pharaoh because her stepson Thutmose III was too young to rule. She ruled for him until he was old enough. She ruled for 20 years before disappearing because Thutmose III came to rule. They say Thutmose the third killed her because she stayed Pharaoh when she wasn't supposed to.

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