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Who is the first historically confirmed female pharaoh?

Retry Correct Incorrect Although it is confirmed that there were female pharaohs before Sobekneferu, she was the first-ever confirmed female Egyptian ruler. She inherited the throne after the death of her brother and was the last ruler of the Twelfth Dynasty.

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Who is the first historically confirmed female pharaoh?

• Hatshepsut
• Sobekneferu
• MerNeith
• Twosret