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The reign of Akenhaten begins in 1353BCE
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One of Akenhaten's daughters Meritaten is born.
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Depictions on the temple of Karnak show Akenhaten at the celebration of his jubilee, a ceremony usually reserved for the 30th year of a kings reign.
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In 1348, the fifth year of his reign, Akenhaten changes his name from Amenhotep IV to Akenhaten. Nefertiti's name was also changed from Nefertiti to Neferneferuaten-Nefertiti.
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In 1348BCE, Akhenaten began work on four temples to the Aten at Thebes.
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Akenhaten begins constructions on his new city some 300km north of Thebes on the east bank of the Nile River. Boundary texts dated in these early years of his reign state that his primary intention in building this city was to worship at Aton
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Meketaten and Ankhenspaaten are both born in 1346BCE, and are both daughters of Akenhaten and Neferiti
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By 1344BCE, the central section of the city of Akhetaten was completed. The city contained many different types of buildings including royal residencies and open air temples.
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In 1344BCE, work on the royal tomb of Akenhaten began. The royal tomb was very similar to the tombs constructed in the Valley of the Kings, and it featured a straightforward design of corridors and rooms along a single axis.
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In 1341BCE, the name of the Aten was purified to remove references to all Gods except Ra.
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Neferneferuaten and Setepenre, both born in 1339BCE, were the fifth and sixth daughters of Akenhaten and Nefertiti
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In 1335, three princesses disappeared, and Nefertiti vanished. The simplest conclusion is that she simply died however there is no record of her death and no evidence that she was buried in the Amarna royal tomb.
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Akenhaten died during the 17th year of his reign, and he was buried in his royal tomb in Akhetaten
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The Amarna period ends when Horemheb destroys the city of Akhetaten
