Thutmose II died when his son was just three years old, meaning that young Thutmose III was immediately crowned the new pharaoh following his burial.
However, because Thutmose III was so young at the time, his aunt Hatshepsut ruled in his place; and eventually, became so powerful that she took the throne for herself. Egypt prospered under her wise rule, and Thutmose III himself gained a lot of valuable experience as a member of the army.
But almost as soon as he took over from his late step-mother, some military crises broke out in Egyptian territories. He is best known for being accused of murdering his nephews to protect his throne. Peter III was emperor of Russia for a mere six months in before he was overthrown by his wife, Catherine the Great, and assassinated in King George III ruled the British kingdom through turbulent times, including the American Revolutionary War, after which the colonies gained independence.
Hatshepsut was the longest-reigning female pharaoh in Egypt, ruling for 20 years in the 15th century B. She is considered one of Egypt's most successful pharaohs. King Tut was an Egyptian pharaoh famed for his opulent tomb, discovered intact in , with his mask and mummy in his original sarcophagus. An Egyptian queen renowned for her beauty, Nefertiti ruled alongside her husband, Pharaoh Akhenaten, during the mids B.
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