His life has always fascinated people. Why? Well his death is a mystery and some believe there is a curse on his tomb. Tutankhamen became king of Egypt at 9 yrs old. Some of his life is still a mystery. No one knows for sure who his parents are. It is believed that Akhenaten was his father. He was believed to be the 12th ruler in Egypt's 18th dynasty. Once he was king he married his half sister Ankhesenamun. Her mother was Queen Nefertiti. He died when he was 18 yrs old. When he was unwrapped severe head trauma was discovered. No one is for sure how his head injury occurred. Some think his head injury was accident but others believe it was an assassination. He left no heir to throne when he died. Female mummified infants were found in his tomb. Most of his rule was governed by high ranking aids including his wife's grandfather. In 2005 testing was done and it was believed he died from an infection in his broken leg. After his death his wife's grandfather took over as Pharaoh and married his own granddaughter. But she disappeared after they were married. In 2010 DNA testing was done on King Tut. It is believed he died from a combination of severe malaria and the fracture in his left thighbone discovered in 2005. This is the first time DNA testing has been allowed on egyptian mummies. Early DNA results show that those female infants were in fact his daughters.
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