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Tutankhamen (1341 B.C.E - 1323 B.C.E) was the son of Pharaoh Amenhotep III of Egypt and one of Amenhotep's many wives. Which wife was his mother is unknown. He became Pharaoh at age eight or nine and "reigned" for about ten years until his early death at about eighteen years of age. The cause of this death is uncertain. Some archaeologists and forensic specialists who have examined his tomb, mummy, and skeleton, as well as many historians, believe he was murdered. Either that, or he suffered a traumatic skull fracture from an accident of some kind. Some believe it may have been a murder disguised as an accident. The politics of Egypt were complicated at the time. The young Pharaoh had been under the guardianship of one of several of the competing factions and rivals for power of the time. He certainly had no power of his own as a child. Perhaps he was killed because he was about to come of age and had started to act like a real Pharaoh in his own right. The ceremony and pomp suggested by his elaborate burial indicates he had great popularity...at least among some. Historians have looked to his successors as the potential and most likely murderers. A sad story at any rate.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoKing Tut, was only 9 when he took the throne in 1333 BC. His father had already died when King Tut was 5 and King Tut's brother has also passed away. This left Tutankhamun heir to the throne. He was the youngest Pharaoh EVER recorded.
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∙ 12y agoKing tut was around 5 and 6 when he was first king.
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∙ 12y agoTutankhamun was 8 or 9 years old when he ascended the throne.
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∙ 12y agoHe was 9 years old.
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Why was King Tutankhamun king?
He was heir to the throne. His father died when he was 5 and his brother had already died. He was 9 years old when he began his reign.
Is King Tutankhamun the oldest pharaoh to reign over Egypt?
no he was actually the youngest
How old was Tutankhamun when he became Pharaoh?
Answer 1King Tut was only 9 when he began his reign. He was heir to the throne as his father died when he was 5 and his brother had already died.He began his reign in 1333 BC and he died suddenly at the age of 18 in 1323 BC due to gangrene in the leg. He was the youngest recorded Pharaoh.____________________________________________________Answer 2It is commonly believed that Tut was approximately 9 years old when he came to power but some sources have him as young as age 3 and others near the age of 12.____________________________________________________Answer 3Tutankhamen became Pharaoh when he was 9 years old
Is sphinx King Tutankhamun?
The Sphinx is king Tutankhamun's head with a lions body
Whose reign began the Mughal empire?
Babur's reign in 1526 began the Mughal Empire in India.
Why was King Tutankhamun king?
He was heir to the throne. His father died when he was 5 and his brother had already died. He was 9 years old when he began his reign.
Why was Tutankhamun called the kid pharaoh?
He was only 9 years old at the time of his reign.
Egypt became monotheistic during the reign of?
Akhenaten. His son Tutankhamun restored the old gods.
How long did King Tutankhamun reign as pharaoh?
He began at age 9. He died mysteriously at 19, so he reigned for about 10 years.
Age King Tutankhamun became king?
King Tutankhamun began started ruling when he was 9 years old as he was heir to the throne.
Did King Tutankhamun first become a pharaoh in 1336 BC?
No. He began ruling in 1323 BC. His reign ended in 1333 BC as he died.
Where did King Tutankhamun reign?
He ruled in Egypt.
Was King Tutankhamun a fair king?
he did not do anything in his reign
How old was King Tutankhamon when he was pharaoh?
Tutankhamun is believed to have been 9-years-old at the time he became pharaoh. His reign lasted until he died at the age 18.
How long did King Tutankhamun reign and when did died?
king Tutankhamun had died because his wife had posened his drink then blabed it on the slaves.
Ages of kings of Israel?
The Youngest King of Israel: 2Ki 22:1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem Ish-bosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David. David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem # Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign. # [17] Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. As for anymore, you do the homework yourself.
Is King Tutankhamun the oldest pharaoh to reign over Egypt?
no he was actually the youngest
