What Made King Tut Famous. Although his rule was notable for reversing the tumultuous religious reforms of. Other speculations about his death.

King tutankhamun (or tutankhamen) ruled egypt as pharaoh for 10 years until his death at age 19, around 1324 b.c. He ruled egypt more than 3,000 years ago from 1332 to 1323 bc. King’s tut’s mummy was charred.