Question

Who was Tut? Why was his death a big event, even by royal standard?

Answer 1

Tut was the last heir of a powerful family that had ruled Egypt and its impire for centuries, he was laid to rest laden with gold and eventually forgotten. His death was a big event, by royal standard because w Tut was the last one of his family, who dead in teenage.

Answer 2

King Tutankhamun (or Tutankhamen) ruled Egypt as pharaoh for 10 years until his death at age 19, around 1324 B.C. Although his rule was notable for reversing the tumultuous religious reforms of his father, Pharaoh Akhenaten, Tutankhamun's legacy was largely negated by his successors.

King Tut's death was a big event because not only he was a mere teenager when he died but also the last heir of one of the most strongest and powerful royal families that had their sway over the Egyptian empire. His death heralded the end of a powerful dynasty and a grand era