Yajaw Teʼ Kʼinich was a Maya king of city-state

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. He ruled c. 725–755. He was a successor and possibly son of

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. His artist is named on the ceramics as Tʼuubal Ajaw, Lord of Tʼuubal. Yajaw Teʼ Kʼinich is depicted on one Ik-style vessel wearing a

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and dancing, he is also depicted on Stelae 2 and 6 in the site core. He is recorded on one vessel as possibly having died in AD 755.Reents-Budet et al 2007, pp. 1418-1419 His successor was Lamaw Ekʼ.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Yajaw Te Kinich Kings of Motul de San José 8th century in Guatemala