He was succeeded by his brother Smenkhkare, who was co-regent with him during the final years of his reign. Like his father, who married a non-royal woman named Tiy, he married a woman who was not of royal blood, the daughter of a vizier named Ay. After changing his name in the fifth year of his reign, he moved the capital in the following year to 
He was succeeded by his brother Smenkhkare, who was co-regent with him during the final years of his reign. Like his father, who married a non-royal woman named Tiy, he married a woman who was not of royal blood, the daughter of a vizier named Ay. After changing his name in the fifth year of his reign, he moved the capital in the following year to a site in Middle Egypt which is now known as el-Amarna. FTP, name this pharoah of the 18th dynasty who was married to Nefertiti and introduced the cult of a son god named Aten.
He was succeeded by his brother Smenkhkare, who was co-regent with him during the final years of his reign.
Akhenaten or Amenhotep IV