Yax Mayuy Chan Chaak (died 744?) was a ruler of the

Maya Maya may refer to: Civilizations * Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America ** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples ** Maya language, the languages of the Maya peoples * Maya (Ethiopia), a populat ...

city of

Naranjo Naranjo is a Pre-Columbian Maya city in the Petén Basin region of Guatemala. It was occupied from about 500 BC to 950 AD, with its height in the Late Classic Period. The site is part of Yaxha-Nakum-Naranjo National Park. The city lies along the ...

who is mentioned on Naranjo stelae 18 and 46. He was the king after K'ak' Tiliw Chan Chaak, who was possibly his older brother or his father. On August 15, 725 CE, he participated in a poorly-understood ritual at Naranjo with the otherwise-unknown Yax Bajlaj Chan Chaak, according to Stela 46; this ritual may have been a type of recognition of the heirship to the throne. He played a role in a successful military conquest of the Komkom people in 726 CE, when he was a young man or teenager, according to Stela 18. Because of the scarcity of monuments from his administration, his rule is considered to take place during the "Second Hiatus Period" at Naranjo. During his time in office, Naranjo suffered a series of military losses at the hands of

Tikal Tikal () (''Tik’al'' in modern Mayan orthography) is the ruin of an ancient city, which was likely to have been called Yax Mutal, found in a rainforest in Guatemala. It is one of the largest archeological sites and urban centers of the pre-Co ...

, possibly as fallout from Naranjo's support for Tikal's enemy

Dos Pilas Dos Pilas is a Pre-Columbian site of the Maya civilization located in what is now the department of Petén, Guatemala. It dates to the Late Classic Period, and was founded by an offshoot of the dynasty of the great city of Tikal in AD ...

. Tikal burned ritual buildings, burned an effigy of Naranjo's god, and sacked the cave at which the people of Naranjo performed important rituals. During these attacks, Yax Mayuy was apparently captured and taken to Tikal, where he is shown portrayed in ropes on Tikal Stela 5. He was possibly executed on February 4, 744 CE, the date of the stela's erection, or shortly after.

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