Bird Jaguar IV

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Maya king human ruler of Yaxchilán

Bird Jaguar IV was a prominent Maya king of Yaxchilán in the Late Classic period, known for his extensive building projects and elaborately carved monuments that celebrated his lineage and military achievements.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Bird Jaguar IV canonical	2
Bird-Jaguar IV	1
continuity with his father Shield Jaguar II	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7195906 — 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: Bird Jaguar IV
Context triple: [Yaxchilán, hasRuler, Bird Jaguar IV]

A. Eagle Talon
The Eagle Talon is a sporty compact coupe produced in the 1990s, known for its turbocharged performance and all-wheel-drive options as part of the Diamond-Star Motors collaboration.
B. Raptor
Raptor is the NATO reporting name for the F-22, a fifth-generation American stealth air superiority fighter aircraft.
C. Raptor
Raptor is SpaceX’s next-generation methane-fueled rocket engine designed to power the company’s Starship launch system with high efficiency and reusability.
D. Viper
Viper is an informal nickname used by pilots for the F-16 Fighting Falcon, a highly maneuverable multirole fighter aircraft.
E. Viper
Viper is a wooden roller coaster at Six Flags Great America known for its classic out-and-back layout and airtime-focused ride experience.
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: Bird Jaguar IV
Target entity description: Bird Jaguar IV was a prominent Maya king of Yaxchilán in the Late Classic period, known for his extensive building projects and elaborately carved monuments that celebrated his lineage and military achievements.

A. Eagle Talon
The Eagle Talon is a sporty compact coupe produced in the 1990s, known for its turbocharged performance and all-wheel-drive options as part of the Diamond-Star Motors collaboration.
B. Raptor
Raptor is the NATO reporting name for the F-22, a fifth-generation American stealth air superiority fighter aircraft.
C. Raptor
Raptor is SpaceX’s next-generation methane-fueled rocket engine designed to power the company’s Starship launch system with high efficiency and reusability.
D. Viper
Viper is a wooden roller coaster at Six Flags Great America known for its classic out-and-back layout and airtime-focused ride experience.
E. Viper
Viper is an informal nickname used by pilots for the F-16 Fighting Falcon, a highly maneuverable multirole fighter aircraft.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Maya king ⓘ human ⓘ ruler of Yaxchilán ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Bird-Jaguar IV ⓘ linked to: Bird Jaguar IV Itzamnaaj Bahlam IV ⓘ linked to: Yaxun Bʼalam IV Itzamnaaj Bʼalam IV ⓘ
areaOfInfluence	Usumacinta River city-states ⓘ linked to: Maya city‑states
associatedWith	Usumacinta wars ⓘ Yaxchilán Lintel Series ⓘ linked to: Yaxchilán archaeological site
capital	Yaxchilán ⓘ
child	Shield Jaguar III ⓘ
commissioned	hieroglyphic stairways at Yaxchilán ⓘ lintels at Yaxchilán ⓘ stelae at Yaxchilán ⓘ
culture	Maya civilization ⓘ
emphasized	continuity with his father Shield Jaguar II ⓘ linked to: Bird Jaguar IV dynastic legitimacy ⓘ
father	Shield Jaguar II ⓘ
knownFor	celebration of royal lineage ⓘ depictions of military achievements ⓘ elaborately carved monuments ⓘ extensive building projects at Yaxchilán ⓘ
languageOfInscriptions	Classic Maya language ⓘ linked to: Classical Maya language
locatedIn	Yaxchilán ⓘ
mother	Lady Eveningstar ⓘ
notableStructure	Structure 33 at Yaxchilán ⓘ linked to: Yaxchilán archaeological site Structure 44 at Yaxchilán ⓘ linked to: Yaxchilán archaeological site
notableWork	Lintel 15 of Yaxchilán ⓘ linked to: Yaxchilán archaeological site Lintel 16 of Yaxchilán ⓘ linked to: Yaxchilán Lintel 17 of Yaxchilán ⓘ linked to: Yaxchilán Lintel 24 of Yaxchilán (as subject of commemoration) ⓘ
portrayedAs	ballplayer in monumental art ⓘ warrior king ⓘ
positionHeld	ajaw of Yaxchilán ⓘ
predecessor	Yopaat Bahlam II ⓘ
realmLocatedIn	Usumacinta River region ⓘ present-day Chiapas, Mexico ⓘ
reignCentury	8th century ⓘ
reignEnd	768 ⓘ
reignPeriod	Late Classic period ⓘ
reignStart	752 ⓘ
religion	Maya religion ⓘ
spouse	Lady Great Skull ⓘ Lady Wak Tuun ⓘ
successor	Shield Jaguar III ⓘ
timePeriod	Classic Maya period ⓘ Late Classic Maya period ⓘ linked to: Late Classic period
writingSystemUsed	Maya hieroglyphs ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yaxchilán → hasRuler → Bird Jaguar IV ⓘ

Bird Jaguar IV → alsoKnownAs → Bird-Jaguar IV ⓘ

linked to: Bird Jaguar IV

Bird Jaguar IV → emphasized → continuity with his father Shield Jaguar II ⓘ