i was wondering if i could get help with a question i was asked

>>1293219
She played nicely with the priesthood. The power of the priests cannot be overstated; it was they who really got to choose the pharaoh. Since they had a direct line to the gods, they were trusted in ecclesiastical matters, and thus could decide if the pharaoh had divine right to rule, or was a divine at all. Hatshepsut could either let her son Thutmose III rule by himself (as a direct puppet of the priesthood) or she could act as a regent while still obeying the priesthood more or less. She did great things in her own, don't get me wrong, but she didn't do anything against the will of the priests. She would have been out of there if she had; look at Akhenaten for example.

>>1293227
Thanks man was wondering if the family tree would be important for a question like this cause she used family right to claim the throne

>>1293233
Yes, she was the daughter of Thutmose I. She was sister to Thutmose II, as well as his wife, and mother of Thutmose III. She had royal right, and as such was later censored by future pharaohs who thought that if her claim could support a pharaoh so splendid, others may think their claim just as good. So they censored her to prevent ideas from spreading. But given her position in the royal family it isn't surprising she took power.

>>1293251
Wow thanks big help very well written

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