Akhenaten

Akhenaten was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, reigning approximately from 1353 to 1336 BCE. He is known for his religious innovations, primarily the establishment of Atenism, which elevated the Aten (sun disk) to the status of the primary state deity. Akhenaten's political relationships included his father Amenhotep III, his presumed son Tutankhaten (later Tutankhamun), and potentially coregents such as Nefertiti and Smenkhkare; he faced conflicts with the priesthood of Amun.