Ancient era · c. 1,332 BCE

Tutankhamun becomes pharaoh

The boy king, about eight or nine years old, rules for about nine years. His tomb, found nearly intact in 1922, makes him one of the best-known pharaohs.

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Tutankhamun’s golden mask · Wikimedia Commons

When: c. 1,332 BCE
Where: Egypt
Era: Ancient

Topics

Ancient Egyptc. 3,100 BCE – 30 BCE

Before and after

Amarna Period1,346 BCE – 1,336 BCE Battle of Kadesh1,274 BCE Show on timeline

Sources: Tutankhamun

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