Tutankhamun Timeline

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1353 BCE - c. 1336 BCE

Reign of Akhenaten, Tutankhamun's father, 'Heretic King' of Egypt.
c. 1345 BCE - 1327 BCE

Life of Tutankhamun.
c. 1336 BCE

Tutankhamun marries Ankhsenamun, his half-sister.
c. 1336 BCE - c. 1327 BCE

Reign of Tutankhamun with Ankhsenamun as queen.
c. 1334 BCE

Tutankhamun initiates religious reforms returning Egypt to traditional belief structure.
c. 1334 BCE

Tutankhamun moves capital from city of Akhetaten back to Thebes, re-instates Cult of Amun at Thebes.
1327 BCE

Tutankhamun's Advisor Ay succeeds him.
1327 BCE - 1323 BCE

Reign of Ay in Egypt.
Jan 1327 BCE

Tutankhamun dies at age 18.
c. 1320 BCE

Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Horemheb, succeeds Ay as ruler of Egypt
c. 1320 BCE - 1292 BCE

Reign of Horemheb in Egypt, Tutankhamun's name erased from record.