In the 15th century B.C., the Egyptian pharaoh Hatshepsut, a woman who ruled as a king, launched a fabled expedition to a far-away land known as Punt, later recording the journey in a stone bas ...

Egypt under Hatshepsut became more prosperous through liberalizing its foreign trade, including sending an expedition to Punt. As one of the most powerful pharaohs of this dynasty, Hatshepsut is ...