Queen of Egypt (с 1472–58 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-Baḥrī. Thutmose III, who had become head of the army, succeeded her; whether she died naturally or was deposed and killed is uncertain.