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Originally Posted by Raptor1
But that's only after they surrendered to Alexander's conquering army. I've never heard of prior foreign Egyptian kings, especially from places which were at the time practically beyond the edge of the world for the Eastern Mediterranean civilizations...
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Thats true. Tut has always been a bit of a mystery. He is the supposed son of Akhenaten and Nefertiti, though there are theories that he is the illigitimate son of Akhenaten and another woman. Also Akhenatan was a bit of a strange character himself. His actions almost seem like those a foriegner would take. He changed the capitol, he tried to do away with many of Egypt's traditions, and he tried to change the religion to one of monotheism. He was not well liked and upon his death Egyptians tried to erase him from history. There is speculation that Tut was murdered on account of him. Another possibility is that Nefertiti was foriegn. Not much is known about her in terms of her bloodline and where she comes from. It could be any number of possibilities. Also, given the ancients accomplishments, I wouldn't doubt thier ability to travel great distances.
If the theory that all mankind descended from Africa and spread through out the world is true, which is likely, I'd find Tut's European heritage to be plausible. There are just so many different possibilities. The chief of antiquities in Egypt has not released thier dna findings as of yet so this story is still very much speculation.