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Black female pharaoh Hathshepsut rules Egypt and builds the temple of Deir el Bahari.
c. 1500 BC
Hathshepsut reigned conjointly with her half-brother Thuthmosis II for two or three years. After the death of Thuthmosis II, Hathshepsut assumed full power as ruler of Egypt. She completed the temple of Deir el Bahari (Sublime of the Sublime) one of the most dramatically situated in the world. It was designated, some say, by Thuthmosis II, and others, her favorite architect, Senenmut. A tree-lined avenue of sphinxes led up to the temple and ramps led from terrace to terrace. Reliefs on the south side of the middle terrace show the queen's expedition by way of the Red Sea to Punt. Throughout the temple there are statues of the queen. The king and queen of Punt are represented as of the Khoikhoi people.
References:
- • Diggs, E. I. (1983). Black Chronology: From 4000 B.C. to the abolition of the Slave Trade. G.K. Hall. Retrieved from https://archive.org/details/blackchronologyf0000digg/page/n5/mode/2up.