The clue is in the name, written in hieroglyphs as ht.shpswt, which means "foremost of noble women". The final -t is a standard feminine ending in the ancient Egyptian language (the male version would be ht.shpsw).
She became pharaoh, extremely unusually for a woman, in around 1479 BC and ruled for 22 years. She was not the first and not the only female pharaoh, but it was still something extraordinary and difficult for the Egyptians to comprehend; this explains why Hatshepsut is frequently depicted with male attributes such as a false beard and male titles (including the title "king").
Subsequent male pharaohs obviously considered the idea of a female pharaoh as unacceptable as many attempts were made to erase all mention of her on monuments.
Pharaoh is gender neutral, it is used for both male and female rulers of Egypt in the Egyptian civilization
The first pharaoh Narmer declared himself pharaoh over Egypt. The next pharaoh would always be a man and would be of the pharaoh's bloodline. If the pharaoh died early, a male cousin,nephew,etc,would be the next pharaoh. If the only man related to the pharaoh was not approved, the pharaoh would pick a different person, not always of bloodline. Once, a man became a pharaoh just for digging out the Great Spinx. So it wouldn't always be of bloodline.
A pharaoh was A living God. So yes. Pharaoh had a lot of male and female servants. And everyone in his court was loyal to his wishes. While I can't prove it. I surmise, that since there was a valley of the kings, and Queens. The pharaoh and his wife probably in life did not sleep together. Thus anything could have go on.
Queen Hapshepsut declared herself pharaoh around 1478 BC when her brothers had died and she was the only royal heir to the throne left. She would often disguise herself as a male.
A female becomes a pharaoh by inheritance (usually). If there were no male heirs to the throne, the daughter would have to take over. Remember that in ancient Egypt women had equality with men. Basically the only restriction against women was in joining the army. But in the ruling dynasty, a female ruler had to have a male co-ruler. There were several women rulers in the Ptolemaic dynasty.A female becomes a pharaoh by inheritance (usually). If there were no male heirs to the throne, the daughter would have to take over. Remember that in ancient Egypt women had equality with men. Basically the only restriction against women was in joining the army. But in the ruling dynasty, a female ruler had to have a male co-ruler. There were several women rulers in the Ptolemaic dynasty.A female becomes a pharaoh by inheritance (usually). If there were no male heirs to the throne, the daughter would have to take over. Remember that in ancient Egypt women had equality with men. Basically the only restriction against women was in joining the army. But in the ruling dynasty, a female ruler had to have a male co-ruler. There were several women rulers in the Ptolemaic dynasty.A female becomes a pharaoh by inheritance (usually). If there were no male heirs to the throne, the daughter would have to take over. Remember that in ancient Egypt women had equality with men. Basically the only restriction against women was in joining the army. But in the ruling dynasty, a female ruler had to have a male co-ruler. There were several women rulers in the Ptolemaic dynasty.A female becomes a pharaoh by inheritance (usually). If there were no male heirs to the throne, the daughter would have to take over. Remember that in ancient Egypt women had equality with men. Basically the only restriction against women was in joining the army. But in the ruling dynasty, a female ruler had to have a male co-ruler. There were several women rulers in the Ptolemaic dynasty.A female becomes a pharaoh by inheritance (usually). If there were no male heirs to the throne, the daughter would have to take over. Remember that in ancient Egypt women had equality with men. Basically the only restriction against women was in joining the army. But in the ruling dynasty, a female ruler had to have a male co-ruler. There were several women rulers in the Ptolemaic dynasty.A female becomes a pharaoh by inheritance (usually). If there were no male heirs to the throne, the daughter would have to take over. Remember that in ancient Egypt women had equality with men. Basically the only restriction against women was in joining the army. But in the ruling dynasty, a female ruler had to have a male co-ruler. There were several women rulers in the Ptolemaic dynasty.A female becomes a pharaoh by inheritance (usually). If there were no male heirs to the throne, the daughter would have to take over. Remember that in ancient Egypt women had equality with men. Basically the only restriction against women was in joining the army. But in the ruling dynasty, a female ruler had to have a male co-ruler. There were several women rulers in the Ptolemaic dynasty.A female becomes a pharaoh by inheritance (usually). If there were no male heirs to the throne, the daughter would have to take over. Remember that in ancient Egypt women had equality with men. Basically the only restriction against women was in joining the army. But in the ruling dynasty, a female ruler had to have a male co-ruler. There were several women rulers in the Ptolemaic dynasty.
A pharaoh was hatshepsut-female and tutenkamen-male and akenaten-male and pharaohs were considered gods in ancient Egypt.
First Female Pharaoh was Hatshepsut. First Male Pharaoh was Menses also known as Narmer.
Because she was a women
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Pharaoh is gender neutral, it is used for both male and female rulers of Egypt in the Egyptian civilization
A Pharaoh was the leader of Egypt during the culture's reign before the monotheistic religions of Christianity and Islam gained prominence. The Pharaoh was usually male, and he was believed to be Horus (the god of the sky) reincarnated. So basically she was a pharaoh.
The first pharaoh Narmer declared himself pharaoh over Egypt. The next pharaoh would always be a man and would be of the pharaoh's bloodline. If the pharaoh died early, a male cousin,nephew,etc,would be the next pharaoh. If the only man related to the pharaoh was not approved, the pharaoh would pick a different person, not always of bloodline. Once, a man became a pharaoh just for digging out the Great Spinx. So it wouldn't always be of bloodline.
A pharaoh was A living God. So yes. Pharaoh had a lot of male and female servants. And everyone in his court was loyal to his wishes. While I can't prove it. I surmise, that since there was a valley of the kings, and Queens. The pharaoh and his wife probably in life did not sleep together. Thus anything could have go on.
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The pharaoh had all the male children killed.
Since pharaohes had more than one wife, each pharaoh had a 'Great Chief Wife'. That wife's eldest son became the pharaoh. If that wife only had female kids, the eldest daughter became the Pharaoh
Queen Hapshepsut declared herself pharaoh around 1478 BC when her brothers had died and she was the only royal heir to the throne left. She would often disguise herself as a male.