Essay On Tutankhamen Death

The Death of pharaoh
To this day arguments are still made surrounding the death of a young pharaoh, this young pharaoh is known as Tutankhamen. Whether the death of this young pharaoh was triggered by organic disease or as a result of a carefully plotted murder, the question still rattles and thrills the cognizance of anthropologists, archaeologists, historians, and many other scholars. The young pharaoh’s death still remains a mystery to date, but multitudes of research has been completed and as a result numerous theories have been developed to warrant the real reasoning behind the death. In this respect it must be stated
That some scholars believe Tutankhamen’s death was the result of him falling from his chariot while other scholars consider that his death was the result of severe illness. …show more content…
But before establishing any conclusions we must note that the validity of other theories must also be tested. Some scholars contemplate that Tutankhamen death was the end result of an infection which was he incurred through the falling from his chariot (“The Death or Murder of Tutankhamun”, n.d.). It has been presumed that the young pharaoh, while on a hunting expedition, fell from his chariot, and in this accident broke his leg which later became infected and this infection in due course claimed his life (“The Death or Murder of Tutankhamun”, n.d.). But a theory such as this points to the natural death hypothesis which could be contested methodically with the presentation of proper evidence. Examining Ancient Egypt’s political history specifically separating the reign of Tutankhamen and political conditions of the time, it can be interpreted that the young pharaoh had two subjects Ay and Horemheb which were