Hatshepsut As Pharaoh With Double Crown Coloring Pages

Hatshepsut ruled Egypt from approximately 1479 to 1458 BCE during the 18th Dynasty. She reigned for about 22 years, making her one of the longest-ruling female pharaohs in Egyptian history, during a time of great prosperity and peace.

Hatshepsut wore the traditional pharaoh's false beard to follow royal Egyptian customs and establish her legitimacy as ruler. The beard was a sacred symbol of pharaonic power that all Egyptian kings wore, regardless of gender.

The double crown, called the Pschent, combined the white crown of Upper Egypt and the red crown of Lower Egypt. It symbolized the pharaoh's rule over the entire unified kingdom of Egypt, both north and south regions.

Hatshepsut built magnificent temples including Deir el-Bahari, established profitable trade routes to the land of Punt, and brought peace and prosperity to Egypt. She focused on construction projects and trade rather than warfare.

Hatshepsut initially served as regent for her young stepson Thutmose III, but gradually assumed full pharaonic powers. She cleverly used religious authority and political alliances to legitimize her unprecedented rule as a female pharaoh.

Many of Hatshepsut's monuments and images were defaced or destroyed years after her death, likely by Thutmose III or later pharaohs. However, enough survived for archaeologists to piece together her remarkable story and achievements.