Changes Tutankhamun Made
At the young age of nine, Tutankhamun inherited a country in
chaos due to the bad state his father had left it in and it was now his job to
sort them out.
However, Tutankhamun did not have to go about this alone, in fact it is thought that most of the changes he made were heavily influenced through: the Prime Minister, Aye, and the Army General, Horemheb. It is more than likely that these two saw this as an advantage to get what they wanted.
The first change Tutankhamun made was: to bring back the polytheistic (more than one god) culture. This paid off massively as one of the main issues, amongst the Egyptians civilians at the time, with Akhenaten was that sudden and dramatic change in religion. This would have also gained Tutankhamun some trust as this could have been seen as the first of many good decisions. He also resurrected shrines and temples, at which the old religion was worshipped.
The second change that Tutankhamun made was not to the country but to his name. Up until this point, Tutankhamun had been called Tutankaten, meaning the living image of the Aten, he then changed this to Tutankhamun, meaning the living image of Amun (the country’s previous and most popular religion). The public would have now started to like Tutankhamun as all of his decisions had resolved key issues at the time.
The third change Tutankhamun oversaw was the moving of the capital. This final change would have gained most if not full trust in Tutankhamun as another one of the issues from his father’s reign was the change in capital. So Tutankhamun moved the capital from Armana back to the original capital of Thebes.
After restoring Thebes, Tutankhamun looked to restore friendships with surrounding countries, all of which had been ignored by his father.
All in all, Tutankhamun fixed issues that his father had created, this would have led to a much stronger Egypt and a better thought of family reputation.
However, Tutankhamun did not have to go about this alone, in fact it is thought that most of the changes he made were heavily influenced through: the Prime Minister, Aye, and the Army General, Horemheb. It is more than likely that these two saw this as an advantage to get what they wanted.
The first change Tutankhamun made was: to bring back the polytheistic (more than one god) culture. This paid off massively as one of the main issues, amongst the Egyptians civilians at the time, with Akhenaten was that sudden and dramatic change in religion. This would have also gained Tutankhamun some trust as this could have been seen as the first of many good decisions. He also resurrected shrines and temples, at which the old religion was worshipped.
The second change that Tutankhamun made was not to the country but to his name. Up until this point, Tutankhamun had been called Tutankaten, meaning the living image of the Aten, he then changed this to Tutankhamun, meaning the living image of Amun (the country’s previous and most popular religion). The public would have now started to like Tutankhamun as all of his decisions had resolved key issues at the time.
The third change Tutankhamun oversaw was the moving of the capital. This final change would have gained most if not full trust in Tutankhamun as another one of the issues from his father’s reign was the change in capital. So Tutankhamun moved the capital from Armana back to the original capital of Thebes.
After restoring Thebes, Tutankhamun looked to restore friendships with surrounding countries, all of which had been ignored by his father.
All in all, Tutankhamun fixed issues that his father had created, this would have led to a much stronger Egypt and a better thought of family reputation.