Tutankhamun
Tutankhamun (sometimes called King Tut) was a Pharaoh (like a king) of Ancient Egypt from about 1334 BCE to 1323 BCE. He became Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty (royal family) during the New Kingdom at 9 years old. Tutankhamun ruled only 9 years and died very young, at 18, so he is known as The Boy King. He was married to his half-sister Ankhesenamun, daughter of Queen Nefertiti, his step mother.
Recent studies of his body using CT scans and DNA tests, show that he was a very frail person who probably needed a walking stick. Scientists now believe he died from a broken leg, made more complicated by bone disease and malaria.[1] Before this discovery there were many theories about his early death including murder.
It is believed that he had several palaces, two of which are in Saqqara and Amarna.
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- ↑ Hasan, Lama (February 16, 2010). "How King Tut died revealed in new study". ABC World News. ABC. http://abcnews.go.com/Health/LivingLonger/king-tut-died-revealed-study/story?id=9853119#.UMT1DOR4xiN. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
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