Hatshepsut Essay

Despite Tang empress of china, Wu Zetian, and Egypt’s Pharaoh Hatshepsut leadership being underrated and infamous, these two women had their similarities and differences during their reign, beginning from striving to achieve leadership and power and later ruling their respective empires. Wu Zetian, also known as Wu Zhao was a woman who strived to get what she desired and even used manipulation and violence for anyone who would cross her way. With stunning beauty and talent, Wu managed her way to the emperors’ side. Hatshepsut became emperor upon the death of her father claiming that her father wished for her to be the next pharaoh. These two notorious women brought out the best of their empires and provided a reign of gloriousness.

Wu Zetian

Her leadership however proved to be prosperous and have led to major development prompting the nation’s flourishing .Wu Zetian, transformed the operations of china in a positive direction. She discovered the best people who could help her run the government. She reduced the country’s army to a manageable size and eliminated the aristocratic military men and replaced them with scholars. Citizens who wanted government positions were allowed to take necessary exam for employment. Hatshepsut, on the other hand launched renovating programs. She constructed building projects especially around Thebes. She renovated her father’s hall temple designing a building nearly 100 feet tall and adding a chapel. Her greatest achievement was the enormous memorial temple at Deir el-Bahri. (Chaveau 2000)

Power and leadership takes different forms depending on the rules and policies enacted in the nation. Royal lineages have always played an important role in leading a hereditary type of leadership. Leadership in Egypt was acquired through inheritance upon death of the Pharaoh; a successor would be put into power. China has a similar type of inheritance. Leadership was acquired through inheritance. For example, upon the death of Tai Tsung, Koa Tsung took over as the next