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Akhenaten was the best known modern scholar for the religion he created.

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He became pharaoh in 1353 BCE and ruled Egypt for 17 years until he died in 1336 BCE.

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He made a new religion, uprooting the traditional religion of Polytheism and introducing Atenism, or worship centred around Aten.

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Akenhaten Facts: Who Was The ‘Heretic Pharaoh’? | HistoryExtra

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The revolutionary 14th-century pharoah brought change to the ancient Egyptian kingdom, including changing his name, the country’s religion and the capital.

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His wife was Nefertiti and he had 9 children including king Tutankhamen who took over after he died.

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He built a new capital and changed architectural methods, he also introduced a unique artistic expression

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He made an attempt to erase the records of some of Egypt's gods and goddesses.

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He was an Egyptian Pharaoh in the 18th dynasty

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Akhenaten wasn't meant to be Pharaoh as he was the younger brother of Thutmose.

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we dont know if we have actually discovered his body. It is likely he died in his 17th year of his reign. It is suggested that the skeleton found in the valley of the kings is his but we don't know if it his his body that we have discovered.

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After his death, Egypt went back to its traditional religion. His monuments were dismantled and his statues where destroyed, he was basically stricken from the record.