Tutankhamun was an Egyptian pharaoh who became well-known after the discovery of his intact tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings in 1922. He was the 12th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Ancient Egypt and was the son of Akhenaten who was commonly known as the 'heretic king'. Akhenaten had forbidden the worship of many gods in favor of worshiping one, Aten, the sun disk. This shift from polytheism to monotheism threw ancient Egyptian society into chaos. After the death of Akhenaten, Tutankhaten—as he was named at birth—ascended the throne at the age of nine, and married his half-sister, Ankhesenamen. Still a very young child at his succession, he was chiefly guided by the elderly official Ay, and the general of the armies, Horemheb. Upon ascending the throne, his administration restored the old religious beliefs and restored the worship of god Amun. He also began the protracted process of restoring the sacred shrines of Amun, initiated several building projects and worked towards re-establishing better relations with ancient Egypt's neighbors. Although no records of his later life and cause of death have been found, multiple theories have been speculated about his sudden demise at the age of 18. After more than 3000 years of his death, the discovery of his tomb offered historians great insight into the ancient Egyptian culture.Relics from Tutankhamun's tomb are among the most traveled artifacts in the world