Yajaw Teʼ Kʼinich II was a
king of the
Mayan state
Caracol in
Belize. He was also known as Ruler III, Lord Water and Lord Muluc and reigned AD 553-593.
Biography
Yajaw Teʼ Kʼinich II was a son of the king
Kʼan I
Kʼan I (also known as Ruler II, Lord Jaguar and Antenna Top I) was a Maya king of Caracol in Belize. He reigned AD 531-534.
Biography
Kʼan was a son of the king Yajaw Teʼ Kʼinich I, who was maybe a son of Kʼahkʼ Ujol Kʼinich I and Lad ...
. His mother was
Lady Kʼal Kʼinich. He was named after his paternal grandfather,
Yajaw Teʼ Kʼinich I, who was a son of
Kʼahkʼ Ujol Kʼinich I
Kʼahkʼ Ujol Kʼinich I{{Pronunciation-needed ("Fire-headed Sun God") was a ajaw, king of Maya civilization, Maya city of Caracol in Belize, named after Solar deity, the Sun deity called Kinich Ahau. He is also known as Ruler I and Smoking Skull ...
.
The reign of Yajaw Teʼ Kʼinich II was pivotal in Caracol history; it began in turmoil, as Caracol exchanged one overlord for another, and ended in prosperity, as the city began to grow into a true metropolis.
This ruler's own Stela 14 makes no mention of the fact that his accession took place under the auspices of
Tikal; this is only known from
Altar 21. Regrettably Altar 21 is now broken into fragments, and most of this key passage does not survive.
The fragmentary Stela 4, a text probably dating to 583, shows Caracol tied to
Calakmul some two decades after the victory over Tikal, as an action of Yajaw Teʼ Kʼinich is said to have been supervised by the Calakmul ruler.
His wives were
Lady 1 and
Lady Batzʼ Ekʼ and his sons were
Knot Ajaw and
Kʼan II
Kʼan II (born on April 18, 588, died on July 21, 658 ; Ruler V, Lord Stormwater Moon and Antenna Top II) was a Maya ruler of Caracol (in present-day Belize). He reigned AD 618–658.
Biography Birth and family
Kʼan was a younger son of the ki ...
.
[Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens by Simon Martin and Nikolai Grube]
References
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Kings of Caracol
6th century in the Maya civilization
6th-century monarchs in North America