Ajaw of Tikal | |
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Sihyaj Chan K'awiil II on frontispiece of Stela 31 of Tikal / 2010 photograph by HJPD / via Commons | |
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First monarch | Yax Ehb Xook |
Last monarch | Jasaw Chan K'awiil II / last known |
Formation | c. AD 90 |
Abolition | c. 869 |
Residence | Tikal |
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This is a list of rulers of Tikal, a major city-state of the Maya Lowlands during the Classic period. Tikal is known to have had at least 33 rulers from the 1st through 9th centuries AD. Twenty-seven of these have been identified, as of 2008. [n 1]
The monarchy of Tikal is the oldest yet known in the Maya Lowlands, having been founded at the turn of the 1st century AD. [1] The dynasty is last attested in the late 9th century, after a span of some 800 years and at least 33 rulers. [2] Thorough excavations, first begun by the University of Pennsylvania, and later by the Guatemalan Institute of Archaeology, have uncovered troves of epigraphic data which Mayanists have employed to reconstruct Tikal's dynastic lineage. [2] As of 2008, 27 rulers have been identified, including at least one woman.
The following is an annotated, chronological list of known lords of Tikal. A tabular list is provided in the following section. [n 2]
Name | a.k.a. | No. | From | To | Note |
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Yax Ehb Xook |
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1st | c. 90 | c. 110 | Founder
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? |
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? | ? | ? | –
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? | ? | c. 280 | c. 300 | –
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Sihyaj Chan K'awiil I | –
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11th | c. 307 | c. 310 | Son of Animal Headdress
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Unen Bahlam | –
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? | c. 317 | c. 320 | –
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K'inich Muwaan Jol |
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13th | c. 330 | 359 | Death 23 May 359, possibly
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Chak Tok Ich'aak I |
|
14th | 360 | 378 |
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Yax Nuun Ahiin I |
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? | 379 | c. 404 |
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Sihyaj Chan K'awiil II |
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16th | 411 | 456 |
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K'an Chitam |
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? | 458 | c. 486 |
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Chak Tok Ich'aak II |
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? | c. 486 | 508 |
|
? |
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? | 511 | c. 527 |
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Kaloomte' Bahlam | Curl Head
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19th | c. 511 | c. 527 | –
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? | Twentieth Ruler
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20th | ? | ? | a.k.a.
Bird Claw or Animal Skull I or Ete I, possibly
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Wak Chan K'awiil | Double Bird
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21st | 537 | 562 |
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? | 22nd | c. 590 | c. 620 | Son of Fire Cross
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? | 23rd | ? | ? | –
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? | 24th | ? | ? | –
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Nuun Ujol Chaak |
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? | c. 655 | c. 680 | Son of K'inich Muwaan Jol II, possibly
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Jasaw Chan K'awiil I |
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? | 682 | 734 |
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Yik'in Chan K'awiil |
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27th | 734 | c. 746 |
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? | 28th | c. 766 | 768 | Son of Yik'in Chan K'awiil
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Yax Nuun Ahiin II |
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29th | 768 | c. 794 |
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Nuun Ujol K'inich | –
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? | c. 800 | c. 800 | –
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? | ? | c. 810 | c. 810 | –
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Jewel K'awiil | –
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? | c. 849 | c. 849 | Son of Nuun Ujol K'inich, possibly
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Jasaw Chan K'awiil II | Stela 11 Ruler
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? | c. 869 | c. 869 | –
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Ajaw of Tikal | |
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![]() Emblem glyph of Tikal | |
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Sihyaj Chan K'awiil II on frontispiece of Stela 31 of Tikal / 2010 photograph by HJPD / via Commons | |
Details | |
Style |
|
First monarch | Yax Ehb Xook |
Last monarch | Jasaw Chan K'awiil II / last known |
Formation | c. AD 90 |
Abolition | c. 869 |
Residence | Tikal |
This article is part of a series on the |
Maya civilization |
---|
![]() |
History |
Spanish conquest of the Maya |
|
This is a list of rulers of Tikal, a major city-state of the Maya Lowlands during the Classic period. Tikal is known to have had at least 33 rulers from the 1st through 9th centuries AD. Twenty-seven of these have been identified, as of 2008. [n 1]
The monarchy of Tikal is the oldest yet known in the Maya Lowlands, having been founded at the turn of the 1st century AD. [1] The dynasty is last attested in the late 9th century, after a span of some 800 years and at least 33 rulers. [2] Thorough excavations, first begun by the University of Pennsylvania, and later by the Guatemalan Institute of Archaeology, have uncovered troves of epigraphic data which Mayanists have employed to reconstruct Tikal's dynastic lineage. [2] As of 2008, 27 rulers have been identified, including at least one woman.
The following is an annotated, chronological list of known lords of Tikal. A tabular list is provided in the following section. [n 2]
Name | a.k.a. | No. | From | To | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yax Ehb Xook |
|
1st | c. 90 | c. 110 | Founder
|
? |
|
? | ? | ? | –
|
? | ? | c. 280 | c. 300 | –
| |
Sihyaj Chan K'awiil I | –
|
11th | c. 307 | c. 310 | Son of Animal Headdress
|
Unen Bahlam | –
|
? | c. 317 | c. 320 | –
|
K'inich Muwaan Jol |
|
13th | c. 330 | 359 | Death 23 May 359, possibly
|
Chak Tok Ich'aak I |
|
14th | 360 | 378 |
|
Yax Nuun Ahiin I |
|
? | 379 | c. 404 |
|
Sihyaj Chan K'awiil II |
|
16th | 411 | 456 |
|
K'an Chitam |
|
? | 458 | c. 486 |
|
Chak Tok Ich'aak II |
|
? | c. 486 | 508 |
|
? |
|
? | 511 | c. 527 |
|
Kaloomte' Bahlam | Curl Head
|
19th | c. 511 | c. 527 | –
|
? | Twentieth Ruler
|
20th | ? | ? | a.k.a.
Bird Claw or Animal Skull I or Ete I, possibly
|
Wak Chan K'awiil | Double Bird
|
21st | 537 | 562 |
|
? | 22nd | c. 590 | c. 620 | Son of Fire Cross
| |
? | 23rd | ? | ? | –
| |
? | 24th | ? | ? | –
| |
Nuun Ujol Chaak |
|
? | c. 655 | c. 680 | Son of K'inich Muwaan Jol II, possibly
|
Jasaw Chan K'awiil I |
|
? | 682 | 734 |
|
Yik'in Chan K'awiil |
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27th | 734 | c. 746 |
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? | 28th | c. 766 | 768 | Son of Yik'in Chan K'awiil
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Yax Nuun Ahiin II |
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29th | 768 | c. 794 |
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Nuun Ujol K'inich | –
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? | c. 800 | c. 800 | –
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? | ? | c. 810 | c. 810 | –
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Jewel K'awiil | –
|
? | c. 849 | c. 849 | Son of Nuun Ujol K'inich, possibly
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Jasaw Chan K'awiil II | Stela 11 Ruler
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? | c. 869 | c. 869 | –
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