No she didn’t. Since Thutmose III was too young to assume thethrone unaided, Hatshepsut served as his regent. Initially,Hatshepsut bore this role traditionally until, for reasons that areunclear, she claimed the role of pharaoh. Technically, Hatshepsutdid not ‘usurp’ the crown, as Thutmose the III was never deposedand was considered co-ruler throughout her life, but it is clearthat Hatshepsut was the principal ruler in power. He was hernephew. When she died, he tried to erase her history.

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