Doyle, James A. “Creation Narratives on Ancient Maya Codex-Style Ceramics in the Metropolitan Museum.” Metropolitan Museum Journal 51 (2016), pp. 42–63. The extraordinary Temple of the Inscriptions, the funerary pyramid of Pakal, contained his elaborate burial beneath a megalithic, masterfully carved sarcophagus lid. Pakal's descendants covered his body in imported imperial jade: a beaded collar, bracelets, and a mosaic mask. A nearby building held the tomb of Pakal's queen, Lady Tz'akbu Ajaw, who bore a similar mask made of malachite from a local mine. This noblewoman is known now as the Red Queen for the crimson cinnabar that completely covered her rich burial (fig. 8).

Yuknoom the Great's successor, Yich'aak K'ahk, was less successful in battle against his archrival Jasaw Chan K'awiil I at Tikal, and was defeated in A.D. 695. He was likely interred in a burial known as Tomb 4 within Structure II, accompanied by rich funerary offerings including an elaborate pectoral and collar made of jade (fig. 4). Despite the military loss, the royal family continued to be buried for some time in a lavish style, their tombs filled with elaborate jade mosaic masks, heirloom ear ornaments, and shell collars. Martin, Simon, Stephen Houston, and Marc Zender. "Sculptors and Subjects: Notes on the Incised Text of Calakmul Stela 51." Maya Decipherment. Accessed April 5, 2018. https://decipherment.wordpress.com/2015/01/07/sculptors-and-subjects-notes-on-the-incised-text-of-calakmul-stela-51/. Last known lord of Caracol, and erected only one monument: Stela 10. Stela 10 is a carved all glyphic monument which may commemorate the half-K’atun 10.1.10.0.0 (AD 859).Unlike Westeros—the fictional realm in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, brought to life on screen in HBO's Game of Thrones—the Classic Maya world (ca. A.D. 250–900) was not unified under one family or king, as was the case at the royal capital of Kings Landing. There are, however, parallels between the Classic Maya city-states and the royal houses from the fictional universe. Competition for resources and political power led Classic Maya royal courts to bolster their own legitimacy through astonishing architectural and artistic programs in the mid-first millennium A.D. that recall similar histories from the global past. Lady Tikal because the queen of the famous Mayan city of Tikal during the second decade of the 6th century. She became queen at the age of six and ruled with another individual named Kaloomte, although it is unclear whether or not she had a personal relationship with this individual. In the extant evidence from the city of Tikal, Lady Tikal is mentioned on a number of stelas. The stelas also mention one “Bird Claw” in association with her and some researchers believe that this individual indicates her successor. However, no other evidence supports this theory. Lady Yohl Iknal The surfaces of shells from times of high rainfall are dominated by light oxygen. More of the heavy oxygen means the water in the lake was evaporating at that time. A core from the ninth century showed an exceptional surge of heavy oxygen, indicating it was the driest time in the region for 7,000 years. Some scholars have argued that K'inich Yo'nal Ahk I refounded the ruling dynasty at Piedras Negras. [50] [51] Tignor, Adelman, Brown, Elman, Liu, Pittman, Shaw, Robert, Jeremy, Peter, Benjamin, Xinru, Holly, Brent (2014). Worlds Together, Worlds Apart (V1). New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. pp.311–313. ISBN 9780393922080. {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link)

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Jasaw Chan K'awiil I ("Ruler A," "Ah Cacao") – r. 682–734; entombed in Temple I; married Lady Twelve Macaw; won a battle against Calakmul in 711. Discovered in 2020, [14] ruled Cobá in the period 500-780. Some of these may have ruled between Yu’npik Tok’ and Che'enal. He continued the ambitious project of adorning Palenque with fine art and architecture begun by his father. [44] [47]