Tutankhamun, the Child that ruled the Kingdom of Egypt

Totenmaske von Tutanchamun (c) Jean-Pierre Dalbera

Wouldn't you like to become a  King or a Queen! To reign an empire and tell the grown ups what they shall do! 3000 years ago there was a child, that was put on the throne of Egypt and became Pharao at the age of nine: Tutankhamun. He was honored like a god, yet he did not rule for a long time. And also he had not much to decide. The priests told him what to do and forced him to install the old gods. At age 19, he died of a mysterious illness. Some researchers questioned whether Tutankhamun was a victim of an intrigue schemed by the priesthood, just as his father Akhenaten had been.