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Causes Of King Tut's Death Of Egypt
Imagine if a 4th grader rose to power in your town, won’t you be mad, especially if you were supposed to be the next ruler? King Tut took power over Egypt when he was just 9 years old, and he ruled until his violent death at age 19. There are many theories to how King Tut died, but after many studies there is proof that he could have been assassinated. Ay, Tuts elderly chief and successor, may have been the shooter . In Mysteries of Egypt - Cause of Tutankhamun’s death, the article states, “Since Tutankhamun did not have a child to succeed him, it appears that Ay decided to seize the crown and declare himself King of Egypt.” Also in the article says,“His (Tut’s) young wife Ankhesenamun pleaded with the king of the Hittites to send her one

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