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Kʼan I

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192:, Stela 15 survives only in fragments, but it seems to record this ruler's accession and states that it took place under the auspices of a higher authority; because so little of the text can be read, it is not known whether this was a superordinate political power or a god. The inscription also mentions an attack against Oxwitzaʼ ("Three Hill Water"), as Caracol was anciently known, and refers to lords from Caracol and 200: 82: 270: 265: 175: 260: 204: 94: 68: 171: 106: 58: 241: 196:; it is by no means certain, however, that these events happened during the reign of Kʼan. 8: 148: 89: 254: 245: 124: 208: 189: 155: 40: 159: 193: 185: 151: 36: 28: 252: 240:Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens by 181:His monuments are Stela 16 and Altar 14. 253: 271:6th-century monarchs in North America 266:6th century in the Maya civilization 13: 207:, his successor. His son was King 14: 282: 234: 221: 1: 214: 165: 7: 170:Kʼan was a son of the king 116:Wife of Yajaw Teʼ Kʼinich I 10: 287: 184:Because it was carved in 174:, who was maybe a son of 162:. He reigned AD 531-534. 120: 112: 102: 88: 78: 74: 64: 54: 46: 35: 26: 21: 227:Martin and Grube 2000:87 176:Kʼahkʼ Ujol Kʼinich I 205:Yajaw Teʼ Kʼinich II 178:and Lady of Xultun. 95:Yajaw Teʼ Kʼinich II 69:Yajaw Teʼ Kʼinich II 50:13 April 531 - c.534 172:Yajaw Teʼ Kʼinich I 107:Yajaw Teʼ Kʼinich I 59:Yajaw Teʼ Kʼinich I 201:Lady Kʼal Kʼinich 130: 129: 83:Lady Kʼal Kʼinich 278: 261:Kings of Caracol 228: 225: 19: 18: 286: 285: 281: 280: 279: 277: 276: 275: 251: 250: 237: 232: 231: 226: 222: 217: 203:, who bore him 168: 135:(also known as 97: 17: 12: 11: 5: 284: 274: 273: 268: 263: 249: 248: 236: 233: 230: 229: 219: 218: 216: 213: 167: 164: 128: 127: 122: 118: 117: 114: 110: 109: 104: 100: 99: 98:Chekaj K'inich 92: 86: 85: 80: 76: 75: 72: 71: 66: 62: 61: 56: 52: 51: 48: 44: 43: 33: 32: 24: 23: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 283: 272: 269: 267: 264: 262: 259: 258: 256: 247: 246:Nikolai Grube 243: 239: 238: 224: 220: 212: 210: 206: 202: 199:His wife was 197: 195: 191: 187: 182: 179: 177: 173: 163: 161: 157: 153: 150: 146: 145:Antenna Top I 142: 138: 134: 126: 125:Maya religion 123: 119: 115: 111: 108: 105: 101: 96: 93: 91: 87: 84: 81: 77: 73: 70: 67: 63: 60: 57: 53: 49: 45: 42: 38: 34: 31: 30: 25: 20: 242:Simon Martin 235:Bibliography 223: 198: 188:rather than 183: 180: 169: 144: 140: 136: 132: 131: 27: 141:Lord Jaguar 55:Predecessor 255:Categories 215:References 209:Knot Ajaw 190:limestone 166:Biography 65:Successor 147:) was a 137:Ruler II 121:Religion 156:Caracol 79:Consort 41:Caracol 160:Belize 133:Kʼan I 113:Mother 103:Father 22:Kʼan I 194:Tikal 186:slate 90:Issue 47:Reign 244:and 152:king 149:Maya 143:and 37:King 29:Ajaw 16:Ajaw 158:in 154:of 39:of 257:: 211:. 139:,

Index

Ajaw
King
Caracol
Yajaw Teʼ Kʼinich I
Yajaw Teʼ Kʼinich II
Lady Kʼal Kʼinich
Issue
Yajaw Teʼ Kʼinich II
Yajaw Teʼ Kʼinich I
Maya religion
Maya
king
Caracol
Belize
Yajaw Teʼ Kʼinich I
Kʼahkʼ Ujol Kʼinich I
slate
limestone
Tikal
Lady Kʼal Kʼinich
Yajaw Teʼ Kʼinich II
Knot Ajaw
Simon Martin
Nikolai Grube
Categories
Kings of Caracol
6th century in the Maya civilization
6th-century monarchs in North America

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