Tutankhamun was born around 1,343 BCE in Amarna. An Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, Tutankhamun came to the throne as a child, probably aged about nine, in the years after the reign of Akhenaten. Under the influence of advisers such as Ay and Horemheb, the worship of the traditional gods, especially Amun, was restored and the capital returned from Amarna. He died at around eighteen or nineteen, and the cause of his death is still debated. His fame comes from the discovery of his nearly intact tomb in the Valley of the Kings by Howard Carter in November 1922, which held thousands of objects, including the golden funerary mask, and provided an unmatched view of royal burial in ancient Egypt.
Before and after
- from c. 1,400 BCE to 1,301 BCE14th century BC
- c. 1,400 BCEConstruction of Luxor Temple
- c. 1,370 BCEBirth of Nefertiti
- c. 1,370 BCEEruption of Witori
- c. 1,343 BCEBirth of Tutankhamun
- c. 1,324 BCEDeath of Tutankhamun
- c. 1,303 BCEBirth of Ramesses II
- from c. 1,300s BCE to 500s BCEChavín culture
- from 14th century BCE to 6th century BCEEdom
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