House of Pakal dynasty

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The House of Pakal dynasty was a prominent royal family that ruled the Maya city-state of Palenque during its peak in the Classic period, producing notable kings such as Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya royal family
royal dynasty
archaeologicalSite Palenque archaeological zone
linked to: Palenque
associatedDeity GI triad of Palenque
Kʼinich Ajaw
associatedWithStructure Palace of Palenque
linked to: Palenque

Temple of the Inscriptions
capital Palenque
civilization Maya civilization
country Maya city-state of Palenque
linked to: Palenque
culturalSphere Lowland Maya
linked to: Maya peoples
dynasticCenter Temple of the Inscriptions
ethnicGroup Maya
floruit 7th century
8th century
governmentType hereditary kingship
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site (through Palenque)
knownFor elaborate royal tombs
hieroglyphic inscriptions
monumental architecture at Palenque
language Classic Maya
locatedIn Chiapas
Mexico
Palenque
notableMember Kʼinich Ahkal Moʼ Nahb III
Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I
Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II
Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II
politicalStatus independent Maya city-state
politicalSystem monarchy
region Mesoamerica
religion Maya religion
ruled Palenque
successorState Postclassic Maya polities in Chiapas
timePeriod Classic period of Maya civilization
writingSystem Maya hieroglyphs

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Palenque associatedWith House of Pakal dynasty
Temple of the Cross associatedWith Palenque royal dynasty
linked to: House of Pakal dynasty
Temple of the Sun (Palenque) associatedWith Palenque dynasty
subject linked to: Temple of the Sun
linked to: House of Pakal dynasty
Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I dynasty Palenque royal dynasty
linked to: House of Pakal dynasty