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[[Image:Tut_mask.jpg|right|thumb|The funeral mask of Tutankhamun]]'''Tutankhamun''', or '''King Tut''', was a [[pharaoh]] of [[Egypt]]'s 18th dynasty who reigned from 1336-1327 [[B.C.]]. He is usually identified as the son of [[Akhenaten]], the "heretic pharaoh" who replaced Egypt's traditional [[polytheism]] with the monotheistic cult of [[Aten]]. Tutankhamun restored polytheism and the cult of Amun.

[[Image:Tut_mask.jpg|right|thumb|The funeral mask of Tutankhamun]]'''Tutankhamun''', or '''King Tut''', was a [[pharaoh]] of [[Egypt]]'s 18th dynasty who reigned from 1336-1327 [[B.C.]]. He is usually identified as the son of [[Akhenaten]], the "heretic pharaoh" who replaced Egypt's traditional [[polytheism]] with the monotheistic cult of [[Aten]]. Tutankhamun restored polytheism and the cult of Amun.

Tut married Ankhesenamun, daughter of Akhenaten and [[Nefertiti]] -- and Tut's half sister. Their two children were both girls and were both born prematurely and died.<ref>[http://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-africa/tragedy-queen-ankhesenamun-sister-and-wife-tutankhamun-001555 The tragedy of Queen Ankhesenamun, sister and wife of Tutankhamun]</ref> Tut named army commander [[Horemheb]] as his successor. However, Horemheb was away on campaign when Tut died unexpectedly. Ay, Tut's vizier, succeed him as pharaoh.

Tut married Ankhesenamun, daughter of Akhenaten and [[Nefertiti]] -- and Tut's half sister. Their two children were both girls and were both born prematurely and died.<ref>[http://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-africa/tragedy-queen-ankhesenamun-sister-and-wife-tutankhamun-001555 The tragedy of Queen Ankhesenamun, sister and wife of Tutankhamun]</ref> Tut named army commander [[Horemheb]] as his successor. However, Horemheb was away on campaign when Tut died unexpectedly. Ay, Tut's vizier, succeeded him as pharaoh.

In the 19th dynasty, Akhenaten, his successor Smenkhkare, Tut, and Ay were all treated as illegitimate rulers. Their names are omitted from the Abydos king list and effort was made to remove all mention of them in records and on monuments. In 19th century, the history of this period was reconstructed by archeologists.

In the 19th dynasty, Akhenaten, his successor Smenkhkare, Tut, and Ay were all treated as illegitimate rulers. Their names are omitted from the Abydos king list and effort was made to remove all mention of them in records and on monuments. In 19th century, the history of this period was reconstructed by archeologists.