anges in religions greatly pleased the priests and the general public of the ancient faith. Tutankhamen also enlarged and improved the temples of gods 25. King Tut’s restoration policies had a positive effect on all of Egypt. Under his leadership the country grew stronger then before and the people of the country profited 26. Tutankhamen’s reign was a very successful one, considering how short his rule lasted. Tutankhamen’s rule was very brief. His rule began when he was approximately nine years old and ended when he had an unexpected death at the age of eighteen 27. The unexpected death of King Tutankhamen happened when he was eighteen. To this day no one knows for sure why or how he died. Historians have created two major theories that explain the cause of King Tutankhamen’s mysterious death 28. Some scholars believe that King Tut inherited the physical frailty that plagued many Egyptian royals of the time and died from tuberculosis 29. Although, a modern autopsy was performed in the 1920’s when king Tut’s mummy was found. His skull had a wound caused by a forceful blow or fall 30. With this knowledge of an injury to the head, King Tutankhamen’s death could have been an accident or a murder. When King Tut reached the age of eighteen he was able to make decisions on his own and rule Egypt without the help of his advisors Aye and Horemheb. Some historians believe that the powers behind the throne did not want this and therefore murdered the boy king 31. Aye is the historians main suspect in the murder of King Tut. Aye was ranked above Horemheb, therefore, Aye would be the next king if King Tut died childless. King Tut died childless, leaving Aye to rule the throne 32. No matter how or why King Tutankhamen died, he did and in a very mysterious way. The discovery of King Tutankhamen was very exciting . It is one of the most famous discoveries in the whole world. The discovery took place over 3,000...
