Queen of Egypt ( 0441; 147258 BC).
Daughter of Thutmose I and wife of Thutmose II, she first acted as regent for her stepson, Thutmose III , but soon ordered herself crowned as pharaoh. She attained unprecedented power, adopting the titles and regalia of a pharaoh, complete with a false beard. She devoted much of the profit from expanded trade and tribute to an extensive building program, most notably to a splendid temple at Dayr al-Ba 1E25; r 012B; . Thutmose III, who had become head of the army, succeeded her; whether she died naturally or was deposed and killed is uncertain.