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>The cause of death of the most popular Egyptian pharaoh, King Tutankhamun, finally revealed. After two years of DNA and CT testing ,the scan on the mummy of King Tut, he was confirmed to have died due to complications from a brokenleg and exacerbated by malaria

The findings were from two years of DNA testing and CT scans on 16 mummies, including those of Tutankhamun and his family, said the study team in an article to be published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. And scanned all but one of the mummies to determine if they were related, look for evidence of genetic disorders and infectious diseases, and determine what killed Tutankhamun at the age of 19.

And it also established the clearest family tree yet for King Tut. The study said his father was probably Akhenaten, the pharaoh who tried to revolutionise ancient Egyptian religion to worship one god , while Tut’s mother was a still unidentified sister of Akhenaten.

King Tutankhamun, who became pharaoh at the age of 10 in 1333BC, ruled for just nine years at a pivotal time in Egypt’s history. While he was a comparatively minor king, the 1922 discovery of his tomb filled with stunning artefacts, including the famed golden funeral mask, made him known worldwide.

In the further conclusions about King Tutankhamun, rather than the majestic ruler that Tut is often depicted as, the pharaoh was probably “a young but frail king who needed canes to walk because of the bone-necrotic and sometimes painful Koehler disease II, plus oligodactyly (hypophalangism) in the right foot and clubfoot on the left,” the study said.

Tutankhamun’s many disorders probably weakened his immune system over time, and the researchers believe he might have died when, in his immuno-deficient state, he sustained a “sudden leg fracture, possibly introduced by a fall,” which snowballed into a life-threatening condition when he contracted malaria.

So, the most popular discovery News from the 21th century’s . The cause of death of Tutankhamun has been exposed .