Tutankhamun, son of Akhenatun, was an Ancient Egyptian Pharoah, who was the last member of his royal family, to rule the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, during the new kingdom period. 3'300 years ago. His mother was the sister of his father, and he was likely suffering from inbreeding depression and other related birth defects. As a result of being inbred, he had a clubbed foot, and malformed limb proportions, and an improper waist ratio.
He ruled at the age of 9, and died at the age of 19, allegedly, only ruling for 10 years. Genetic studies done on his fossil remains, found that he belonged to the paternal haplogroup R1ba12. Which is common in Western Europeans.
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