Akhnaten

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Akhnaten

Country

Birth - Death

Occupation

Politics

Notable Achievement

Head of State

Description

Egyptian pharoah who ruled from 1353-1336 BC. Before the fifth year of his reign, he was known as Amenhotep IV. Noted for abandoning Egypt's traditional polytheism and introducing Atenism, or worship centered around Aten. Built the capital city of Amarna, formerly known as Akhetaten. Patron of the pictorial arts. Subject of a popular modern day Opera composed by Philip Glass. Father of his successor, Tutankhamun.

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