Ix Naah Ekʼ
("Lady House
Star
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"), was a
Maya princess of the
Kaan kingdom. She was a daughter of Lady Bʼakabʼ and
King
King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king.
*In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...
Tuun Kʼabʼ Hix
Tuun Kʼabʼ Hix (Cu Ix, Ku Ix, Kʼaltuun Hix; "Bound-Stone Jaguar") was a Maya king of the Kaan Kingdom.
Reign
Tuun Kʼab Hix reigned from the year 520 to 546. He is known only from foreign references.
A lintel at Yaxchilan describing the mili ...
,
who traveled to
La Corona
La Corona is the name given by archaeologists to an ancient Maya court residence in Guatemala's Petén department that was discovered in 1996, and later identified as the long-sought "Site Q", the source of a long series of unprovenanced limest ...
to marry a lord of that site in 520.
See also
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Women in Maya society Ancient Maya women had an important role in society: beyond propagating the culture through bearing and raising children, Maya women participated in economic, governmental and farming activities. The lives of women in ancient Mesoamerica are not we ...
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Maya rulers
Maya kings were the centers of power for the Maya civilization. Each Maya city-state was controlled by a dynasty of kings. The position of king was usually inherited by the oldest son.
Symbols of power
Maya kings felt the need to legitimize thei ...
References
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Maya queens
6th-century births
6th-century deaths
6th-century women