A new hypothesis that King Tut was killed by a hippopotamus is the latest attempt to solve one of ancient history's most perplexing riddles.

His golden sarcophagus is now a symbol almost synonymous with Egypt.His name means `living image of [the god] Amun’. Tutankhamun was born in 1341 B.C. Where Did King Tut Live? He ascended to the throne when he was nine years old and died when he was 18. Tutankhamun (also known as Tutankhamen and `King Tut', r. c.1336-c.1327 BCE) is the most famous and instantly recognizable Pharaoh in the modern world. Scientists believe Egyptian King Tutankhamun died of illness, rather than from a chariot crash, as was long believed. Both daughters were stillborn. He is believed to have died around the age of 19. Known as "the boy pharaoh," his enduring notoriety came from his reign and the discovery of his valuable tomb.
to 352 B.C.E. King Tutankhamun had two daughters with his wife and half-sister Ankhesenamun. Tutankhamun did not accomplish much himself; he was placed on the throne when he was a child, and Egypt’s prosperous era was beginning to decline with the rise of Pharaoh Akhenaten and his new cult. "Tutankhamun: The Truth Uncovered" airs on BBC One on Sunday, Oct. 26. Everyone has heard of the famous boy king, Tutankhamun, but the name of his beloved sister and wife Ankhesenamun is rarely uttered.The tragic life of Ankhesenamun was well documented in the ancient reliefs and paintings of the reign of her parents, the pharaoh Akhenaten and his great royal wife Nefertiti, until the death of Tutankhamun when the young queen seems to have disappeared … Tutankhamun ruled Egypt from 361 B.C.E.

A ‘virtual autopsy’ showed that the boy king suffered from genetic deficiencies and that his parents were probably brother and sister. Travel Pix Collection/AWL Images/Getty Images. There's actually a number of theories as to what happened to Tutankhamun, some far out, and some more plausible. and assumed the throne at the age of 9 or 10. He is believed to have died around the age of 19. Tutankhamun died in the ninth year of his reign, about 1324 BC, at the age of 19, the researchers say. His mummy was discovered in 1922, and artifacts in … King Tut lived in Armana, Egypt, where he ruled as pharaoh during the 18th dynasty. Tutankhamun was born in the 18th Dynasty, around 1341 B.C., and was the 12th pharaoh of that period.