The Greatest Egyptian The greatest egyptian, without a doubt, was Hatshepsut of the New Kingdom. The reasons being as follow: she was a great and powerful ruler, Egypt prospered abundantly under her reign, and she kept her word to step down as soon as her son had come of age to take the throne. These are only three of many reasons Hatshepsut deserves to be recognized as the greatest Egyptian. In this essay, these reasons will be expanded upon in the following paragraphs. To begin, Hatshepsut was a female ruler. Due to this fact, the steps she took to demand respect made her quite exceptional. In the time of ancient Egypt, the citizens only recognized and revered male rulers, so she had a difficult path before her to acquire the trust and respect of the people she would have to watch over. But, Hatshepsut had a plan. And in the execution of this plan, she would be able to take charge of Egypt. As she ascended the throne, she appeared in men’s clothing and wore the crown of a Pharaoh. The small biography on this powerful woman in the Prentice Hall Textbook also states that “[because] Egyptians thought of their rulers as male, she wore a false beard as a sign of authority”. Moreover, she was a very fair and level-headed Queen as well as sentimental and respectful. To prove this theory, it was recorded that she constructed “a …show more content…
She proved this when Thutmose III ascended the throne. The Pharaoh Hatshepsut reigned in his stead until he was of age to take authority. It was mentioned earlier that Hatshepsut took the title of pharaoh and all it’s power. Early egyptologists (according to History) believed she did this of her own ambition. Modern researchers now theorize she did it to protect the throne for her stepson for a strictly political crisis, such as the advancement of another branch of the royal family. In the end, she peaceably renounced her throne as she had promised when Thutmose III was an