Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt

 
TUT

 The Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt (notated Dynasty XVIII, alternatively 18th Dynasty or Dynasty 18) is classified as the first Dynasty of the Ancient Egyptian New Kingdom period, lasting from 1549/1550 BCE to 1292 BCE. It boasts several of Egypt's most famous pharaohs, including Tutankhamun, whose tomb was This dynasty is also known as the Thutmosid Dynasty for the four pharaohs named Thutmose 

 King Tut was the son of the powerful Akhenaten (also known as Amenhotep IV) and most likely one of Akhenaten's sisters. At the time of his birth, ancient Egypt was going through great social and political upheaval. Tutankhaten's father had forbidden the worship of many gods in favor of worshiping one, Aten, the sun disk. For this, he is known as the "heretic king." Historians differ on how extensive the change from polytheism to monotheism was, or whether Akhenaten was only attempting to elevate Aten above the other gods. It does seem, however, that his intent was to reduce the power of the priests and shift the traditional temple-based economy to a new regime run by local government administrators and military commanders.



 Tutankhamun died at age 19, after just eight to nine years in power.

 
hatshepsut 

 
Akhenaten 



Nefertiti
  Dynasty XVIII include Hatshepsut (c. 1479 BCE–1458 BCE), longest-reigning woman-pharaoh of an indigenous dynasty, and Akhenaten (c. 1353–1336 BCE), the "heretic pharaoh", with his queen, Nefertiti. The Eighteenth Dynasty is unique among Ancient Egyptian dynasties in that it had two women who ruled as sole Pharaoh: Hatshepsut, the longest reigning female sovereign of Egypt who is generally regarded as one of the most innovative rulers of Ancient Egypt (of either gender), and King Neferneferuaten, usually identified as the iconic Queen Nefertiti

Pharaoh Akhenaten: A Different View of the Heretic King

 Amenhotep IV, also known as the Pharaoh Akhenaten, was destined to be remembered for his attempt at a religious conversion of ancient Egypt; one that saw the old gods put aside and replaced by a single god, the Aten.

 

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