Tutankhamun is one of the most famous Pharaoh's and lived over 1000 years before Jesus was born. He was famous because his tomb contained fabulous treasures never seen before.

Growing up

Tutankhamun was born prince in Egypt's royal court around the year 1341 BC. He was the only son of Akhenaten. His birth name was Tutanaten which he changed after his father died.

Akhenaten died when Tutankhamun was only 7. He might have followed Sun God Aten

A Radical father

if his father did not die when Tutankhamun was 7.

Akehnaten was a reliogus radical. He changed the whole reliogon of Ancient Egypt

to only the sun God Aten and also changed the capital city to a new city called

Amarna. When Tutakhamun first became Pharoah he was unpopaler because his

mother Kiya was one of his fathers lesser wife's and not his favourite wife the

powerful Nefertiti.

The boy Pharoah

When Tutankhamun

was 7 his father died. A few years later, when he was nine he

became king and married his half sister. Because Tutankhamun was so young he needed help ruling the country. His advisor's are Ay and a general called Horeheb.

Ruling Egypt

The advisors ruled the country. Tutankhamun advisor's changed back all of his father's changes. He changed the capital city back to Memphis and he made them worship the gods they worshiped.

Death and burial

Tutankhamun died around the age of nineteen. His death is a mystery but some people think that he was murdered but, the main cause of his death was probaly his broken leg which got infected then died.

Tomb

In the late 1800's and the early 1900's Archeologist's started exploring the tombs of valley of the Kings. Howard Carter was one of the Archeoligist's exploring there. In 1922 Howard Carter unleased the tomb and he was allowed to look inside. His team told him if he can see anything inside and he said yes wonderfull things. Over 1,000 things were found in Tutankhamun's tomb and they were sent to the Cyrone museum.

Conclusion

Tutankhamun will be remembered for thousand's of people because his fabolus treasures.