This has led to numerous medical studies and procedures performed on his remains. Following the discovery of Tutankhamun's mummy, much debate has arisen as to his exact cause of death.
Since it was believed that Tutankhamun became king as a child no more than ten years old, many refer to him as the 'Boy-King' or 'Child-King'.
After an initial examination of the 3,300-year-old mummy, it was estimated that Tutankhamun was a teenager of approximately 19 years of age when he died. A majority of his reign was devoted to restoring Egyptian culture, including religious and political policies his predecessor and father Akhenaten had altered many Egyptian cultural aspects during his reign, and one of Tutankhamun's many restoration policies included changing the political capital from Akhenaten's Amarna back to Memphis. Tutankhamun was the 13th pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom and ruled for about a decade c.
