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 He became a Pharaoh at 9
 He reigned from about 1337 BC to 1328 BC
 His tomb which was discovered in 1922, nearly 3000
years after his death
 His tomb is why he is so famous today
 Over 3000 treasures were found in his tomb
 He died when he was about 18
His family
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 The family were some of the most famous people in Ancient
Egyptian History
 The Father of Tutankhamun was Akhenaten, first known as
Amenhotep
 The Mother of Tutankhamun was believed to be a
noblewoman called Kiya
 His Stepmother was Nefertiti, the chief wife of Akhenaten
 The wife and consort of Tutankhamun was Ankhesenpaaten
(aka Ankhesanamum and Ankhesenamen), who was also his
half sister
 Children: None survived. His two daughters were still born
and were buried with Tutankhamun
Family tree
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Mysteries surrounding the
Family
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 He died at a young age
 A mysterious death
 Also many of his family members disappeared
which is strange
 A lot of incest
 DNA suggests his mothers and father a sibling
relationship
 Incest was considered normal
Father
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 Thought to have been the son of Akhenaten
 Known as the heretic King
 Apparently his father left the country in a bad way
 He forced Egyptians to changed from a polytheistic
religion (worship many gods) to a monotheistic
religion (worship one god)
 He was hated
 Businesses were ruined
 He was forced to leave the thrown and died shortly
after – causes unknown
Stepmother
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 Supported the father and his new religion
 We don’t know what happened to her
 Speculation she was murdered
Wife
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 King Tut married a women named Ankhesenamun
 She was his half sister
 They had the same father but different mothers
 There is evidence that King Tut and Ankhesenamun
had two daughters – each stillborn