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1353 BCE - 1336 BCEReign of Akhenaten who initiates the Amarna Period of ancient Egypt.
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c. 1348 BCE - 1320 BCEThe Amarna Period of Egypt.
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c. 1348 BCEAkhenaten issues his religious reforms, bans traditional religious beliefs and practices.
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c. 1346 BCEAkhenaten moves the capital of Egypt from Thebes to his new city of Akhetaten (Amarna).
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c. 1336 BCE - 1327 BCEReign of Tutankhamun who reverses Akhenaten's reforms and restores traditional religious practices.
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c. 1327 BCE - c. 1320 BCEThe vizier Ay reigns as pharaoh and continues Tutankhamun's policies.
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1320 BCE - 1292 BCEReign of pharaoh Horemheb who erases all memory of the Amarna Period, restores Egyptian culture, and destroys the city of Akhetaten (Amarna).
