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| − | '''Amenhotep IV''' was [[Pharaoh]] of [[Egypt]] from 1353 - 1336 [[B.C.]] as part of the 18th Dynasty. He is famous for rejecting the traditional [[pagan]] gods of Egypt and installing only one God, [[Aton]]. He changed the capital from [[Thebes]] to Akhetaton (modern [[Amarna]]). He was assassinated, leading to the eventual reign of his famous boy-king son, [[Tutankhamun]], or "King Tut."
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| − | His [[monotheism]] did not survive his reign. After his death Egypt went back to their former [[polytheistic]] religion.
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