Akenaten, Pharaoh of Egypt, was married to the beautiful Nefertiti, and followed on the throne by Tutankhamun. Four years into his reign Akhenaten overthrew the old religious order of Egypt in favor of one god, Aten the sun god. He moved the center of government from Thebes to Akhetaten (Horizon of the Aten), a fabulous new city that he built in the desert as a center for the worship of Aten. For these actions, he was known as the "heretic" king.