Jasaw Chan Kʼawiil I
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Jasaw Chan Kʼawiil I was a prominent 8th-century Maya ruler of Tikal known for revitalizing the city’s power and commissioning major architectural projects.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jasaw Chan Kʼawiil I canonical | 7 |
| Jasaw Chan K'awiil I | 2 |
| Jasaw Chan Kʼawiil | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7107252 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jasaw Chan Kʼawiil I Context triple: [Temple I, dedicatedTo, Jasaw Chan Kʼawiil I]
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A.
Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I
Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I was a prominent 7th-century Maya ajaw (ruler) of Palenque, renowned for his long reign, monumental building projects, and richly inscribed funerary tomb.
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B.
Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II
Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II was a prominent 7th-century Maya king of Palenque known for his extensive building projects and inscriptions that solidified the city’s political and religious power.
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C.
Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II
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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D.
Kʼinich Ahkal Moʼ Nahb III
Kʼinich Ahkal Moʼ Nahb III was a Maya ajaw (ruler) of Palenque in the Late Classic period, known for restoring the city’s political power and commissioning significant architectural and inscriptional works.
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E.
Kʼawiil
Kʼawiil is a prominent Maya deity associated with lightning, royal power, and dynastic legitimacy in Mesoamerican religion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jasaw Chan Kʼawiil I Target entity description: Jasaw Chan Kʼawiil I was a prominent 8th-century Maya ruler of Tikal known for revitalizing the city’s power and commissioning major architectural projects.
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A.
Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I
Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I was a prominent 7th-century Maya ajaw (ruler) of Palenque, renowned for his long reign, monumental building projects, and richly inscribed funerary tomb.
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B.
Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II
Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II was a prominent 7th-century Maya king of Palenque known for his extensive building projects and inscriptions that solidified the city’s political and religious power.
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C.
Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II
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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D.
Kʼinich Ahkal Moʼ Nahb III
Kʼinich Ahkal Moʼ Nahb III was a Maya ajaw (ruler) of Palenque in the Late Classic period, known for restoring the city’s political power and commissioning significant architectural and inscriptional works.
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E.
Kʼawiil
Kʼawiil is a prominent Maya deity associated with lightning, royal power, and dynastic legitimacy in Mesoamerican religion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ajaw of Tikal
ⓘ
Maya ruler ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jasaw Chan Kʼawiil
ⓘ
linked to:
Jasaw Chan Kʼawiil I
Ruler A ⓘ |
| archaeologicalDiscovery | tomb excavated in the 1960s at Tikal ⓘ |
| architecturalProgram | expansion of the Great Plaza complex at Tikal ⓘ |
| associatedPolity | Mutul (Tikal) ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Great Plaza of Tikal ⓘ |
| burial | rich royal tomb beneath Temple I ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Temple I at Tikal
ⓘ
linked to:
Temple I (Tikal)
|
| capital | Tikal ⓘ |
| child |
Yikʼin Chan Kʼawiil
ⓘ
linked to:
Yik'in Chan K'awiil
|
| commissioned |
Temple I at Tikal
ⓘ
linked to:
Temple I (Tikal)
Temple II at Tikal ⓘ |
| countryNow | Guatemala ⓘ |
| culture | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| deathDate | 734 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Tikal ⓘ |
| depictedOn |
Tikal Stela 16
ⓘ
Tikal Stela 23 ⓘ lintels of Temple I ⓘ
linked to:
Temple I
|
| dynasty | Tikal dynasty ⓘ |
| engagedIn | dynastic warfare with Calakmul ⓘ |
| father | Nuun Ujol Chaak ⓘ |
| knownFor |
major architectural projects at Tikal
ⓘ
military victory over Calakmul ⓘ revitalizing the power of Tikal ⓘ |
| language | Classic Maya ⓘ |
| legacy | marked the resurgence of Tikal after a period of decline ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Tikal–Calakmul war
ⓘ
linked to:
Tikal–Calakmul rivalry
|
| notableEvent | defeat of Calakmul in 695 ⓘ |
| politicalRole | restorer of Tikal hegemony in the central lowlands ⓘ |
| positionHeld | king of Tikal ⓘ |
| predecessor | Nuun Ujol Chaak ⓘ |
| region |
Petén Basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Petén
|
| reignEnd | 734 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 682 ⓘ |
| religion | Maya religion ⓘ |
| royalTitle |
kʼuhul Mutul ajaw
ⓘ
linked to:
kʼuhul ajaw
|
| spouse |
Lady Twelve Macaw
ⓘ
linked to:
Lady 12 Macaw
|
| style | Late Classic Tikal architectural style ⓘ |
| successor |
Yikʼin Chan Kʼawiil
ⓘ
linked to:
Yik'in Chan K'awiil
|
| timePeriod |
8th century
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Late Classic period of Maya civilization ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jasaw Chan Kʼawiil I Description of subject: Jasaw Chan Kʼawiil I was a prominent 8th-century Maya ruler of Tikal known for revitalizing the city’s power and commissioning major architectural projects.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jasaw Chan Kʼawiil I
linked to: Jasaw Chan Kʼawiil I
linked to: Jasaw Chan Kʼawiil I