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Egyptian pharaohs: everything you wanted to know

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The Female Pharaoh, Is It Necessary?

It was decided, right to think, at the beginning of the dynastic age, that it was possible for a woman to rule egypt. The ideal succession would be from the the current king or pharaoh to his son,. But just occasionally, it was necessary for a roman torule egypt because there was no obvious male successor. This only really happens a few times. Sometimes the female pharao the female king is well accepted during their reigns. And once you've been crowned king, it doesn't matter who you were before. It's not just a strong queen, but someone who has gone that extra stage and become the king. We tend to say female pharaoh

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