Pharaohs

King Tutankhamun

The most famous of all the Kings of Egypt is Tutankhamun. King Tutankhamun was born in 1325 B.C. at Giza, Egypt. Tutankhamun was the son of Amenhotep the 3, an 18th dynasty King of Egypt. Tutankhamun took the reign of King after the Akhenaton, the religious reformer died in 1362 B.C. He became King when he was only 9 years old. King Tutankhamun married Akhenaton's 3rd daughter to prove his claim to the throne. During most of his reign he lived in ancient Memphis. During a meeting, Tutankhamun suddenly died, leaving no heirs. It was thought that a great official bashed his head and killed him, because no one except of great importance could get near him. He was only 18 when he died. He was buried in the Valley of the Kings in southern Egypt, close to Luxor. Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon found King Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922. In his tomb were many great treasures such as jeweled chairs and golden busts of his head, but the greatest treasure in the tomb was his solid gold mask. His tomb is in almost perfect condition.
Ramasses Usermaatre Setepenre the II
Another one of the most famous kings of all Egypt was Ramasses Usermaatre Setepenre, the son of King Sethi I, was the longest reigning Egyptian Pharaohs of Egyptian history. He reigned for 67 years, helping his father when he was young. He was said to live over 80 years and for that, it made him godly, for Egyptian life was expected to be less than half of that. He had over 6 wives but he is known to have more than 100 children with all of them! Ramasses is best known for his buildings he constructed all over the country. He is especially known for the monumental temples of Karnak and Abu Simbel and the temple The Ramesseum. All of his monuments have his name cartouche and texts buried so deep that no successor could remove it. His most famous battle is the Battle of Kadesh with the Hittie tribe, whom the Egyptians had been struggling with for years. The problems between the Hittie ceased years later when Ramasses married a Hittie princess. After he died, Ramasses was buried in the famous ravine "The Valley of the Kings", near Luxor. The mummy is now in the Cairo Museum in Egypt.