1330s BC

1330s BC

Centuries: 15th century BC - 14th century BC - 13th century BC

Events and Trends

Significant People

1338 BC - Queen Tiy of Egypt, Chief Queen of Amenhotep III and matriarch of the Amarna family vanishes from the historical record. Presumed death.

1336 BC - Queen Nefertiti of Egypt vanishes from the historical record. Presumed death.

1336 BC - Pharaoh Akhenaton of Egypt names Smenkhkare as a co-ruler.

1334 BC/1333 BC - Death of Smenkhkare,Pharaoh of Egypt and co-ruler of Akhenaton.

1334 BC/1333 BC - Death of Akhenaton, Pharaoh of Egypt.

1334 BC/1333 BC - Tutankhaten becomes Pharaoh of Egypt and marries Ankhesenpaaten, daughter and wife of his predecessor Akhenaton.

1331 BC - Pharaoh Tutankhaten of Egypt renames himself to Tutankhamun and abandons Amarna, returning the capital to Thebes.