Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II

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Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II was a Maya ajaw (ruler) of Palenque in the Late Classic period, known for continuing the political and architectural legacy established by his father, the famed king Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya ruler ⓘ
ajaw ⓘ
human ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Kan Joy Chitam II ⓘ
Kan Xul II ⓘ
Kʼinich Kan Joy Chitam II ⓘ
Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam ⓘ
archaeologicalEvidence stelae and inscriptions at Palenque ⓘ
areaOfInfluence Mesoamerica ⓘ
associatedSite Palenque ⓘ
associatedWith Cross Group temples (Palenque) ⓘ
Palenque inscriptions ⓘ
Temple of the Inscriptions (Palenque) ⓘ
birthPlace Palenque ⓘ
culture Maya civilization ⓘ
deathPlace Palenque ⓘ
dynasty Palenque royal dynasty ⓘ
father Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I ⓘ
governanceType hereditary monarchy ⓘ
hasRoyalTitleElement Joy Chitam ⓘ
Kʼan ⓘ
linked to: Kʼukʼ

Kʼinich ⓘ
linked to: Kʼinich Ajaw
heritage son of Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I ⓘ
historicalCategory Classic Maya ruler ⓘ
knownFor commissioning inscriptions at Palenque ⓘ
continuing the architectural legacy of Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I ⓘ
continuing the political legacy of Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I ⓘ
monumental building projects at Palenque ⓘ
language Classic Maya ⓘ
mother Lady Tzʼakbu Ajaw ⓘ
name Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II ⓘ
politicalRole ruler of a major Maya city-state ⓘ
politicalStatus divine king ⓘ
positionHeld ajaw of Palenque ⓘ
predecessor Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II ⓘ
regionRuled Palenque ⓘ
western Maya lowlands ⓘ
reignEnd 721 ⓘ
reignPeriod Late Classic period ⓘ
reignStart 702 ⓘ
religion Maya religion ⓘ
sibling Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II ⓘ
successor Kʼinich Ahkal Moʼ Nahb III ⓘ
timePeriod 8th century ⓘ
Late Classic Maya period ⓘ
linked to: Late Classic period
title Holy Lord of Palenque ⓘ

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House of Pakal dynasty → notableMember → Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II ⓘ
Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I → child → Kʼan Joy Chitam II ⓘ
linked to: Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II
Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II → sibling → Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II ⓘ
Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II → successor → Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II ⓘ
Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II → name → Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II ⓘ
Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II → alsoKnownAs → Kʼinich Kan Joy Chitam II ⓘ
linked to: Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II
Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II → alsoKnownAs → Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam ⓘ
linked to: Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II
Maya ruins at Palenque → majorRulerAssociated → Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II ⓘ