Tutankhamun
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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. Most scientists now think that Tutankhamun died because a mosquito bite on his cheek got infected. It was discovered in 2010 that Tutankhamun had the most serious form of malaria at his time of death.
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