Hatshepsut

1st Hatshepsut is spelt wrong in the tag.
2nd I have yet to read this, but will do so soon—I studied History at University & wanted to give a reply to many of the posted comments.

SKIN TONE
Though i really think the reason for the lighter skin tone is to make MC stand out or is because creating darker skin tones is more work for the Mangaka. But, there are a few possible historical excuses:
1–
Those that ruled Ancient Egypt never really had to go out under direct sunlight & are often depicted under shade cloth. Less direct sun = less tan.
2–
Though there’s no evidence of this during this period, in later periods of Egyptian history its not uncommon for a pharaoh to marry someone from another empire as 1 of their wives. Also, a lot of records concerning Hatshepsut were destroyed by Thutmose III (her husbands son), so a very low chance that her mother was a foreigner—& though one of the reasons she was able to rise to power was because of her lineage, she may have “altered” some of her own history to justify her position as pharaoh (later to become a joint ruler with Thutmose III.
3–
The recorded history shows that the royal family tree is full of incest (Hatshepsut herself was wife to her half brother & its possible her parents were siblings or half siblings). So her lighter skin could be a genetic defect/mutation.

WOMEN
Yes this is a period where it was not common for a woman to be pharaoh, but it was not unheard of, as she wasn't the 1st. However her rise to power did require her to strategically utilize her bloodline, education, and understanding of religion. In my own personal opinion women in ancient egypt probably had it better than some later historical periods - particularly the educated or noble ones (there is evidence later on that they could even get a divorce & live alone, supporting themselves).

HATSHEPSUT / MC PERSONALITY
Hatshepsut is considered the most successful of the rulers, so she probably had to develop a strong personality. But she was not raised to be a pharaoh, so it may have taken some time (& a few mistakes) to get there.

ACCURACY
As i mentioned Thutmose III destroyed a lot of the records concerning Hatshepsut, so theres not as much about her as other pharaohs of the time. Therefore its difficult to get enough information to be fully historically accurate. But it means the author can be more creative when writing about her.

I like that there is a manga based on her (the ancient egyptians always had pictures along side their writing too, which i find kinda fitting), too many people dont know anything about her dispute her successful & long rule. There are too many people who think Cleopatra was the 1st and only. Personally, im not a big fan of Cleopatra, as we know that she slept her way to her position & at the time she was “ruler” it was technically Rome who owned Egypt anyway.