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Akhenaten 

Name: Amenhotep IV Throne Name: Akhenaten Dynasty: 18th Kingdom: New Kingdom Years (Reign): 1353 BC - 1336 BC Predecessor: Amenhotep III Successor: Smenkhkare Buried: Royal Tomb at Akhetaten

Facts

1. Akhenaten is famous for his religious reforms. He replaced Egypt's polytheistic beliefs with monotheism centered around one minor Egyptian god. The god was Aten, the god of the sun's disk.

2. Akhenaten had a vision and was inspired to build a city between two mountains. The city was named Akhentaten - The Horizon of Aten. This became the new capital.

3. After the death of Akhenaten, his son Tutankhamun moved the capital back to Thebes. The original beliefs of the Egyptians was restored. The name Akhenaten was branded by the priests and erased from Egypt's monuments.

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"Egypt: Rulers, Kings and Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt: Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten)." //Egypt Travel, Tours, Vacations, Ancient Egypt from Tour Egypt//. Web. 17 Oct. 2009. [].