+Tikal

Rulers

April Faulkner

Samantha Perez

+List of Tikal Rulers

+Tikal

Located in the Petén basin of Guatemala on the Yucatan Peninsula.

One of the best understood cities in the Mayan region, with a long list of dynamic rulers.

The earliest date recorded on the temple inscriptions was 1139 BC, when Tikal could have been a very small village on the Yucatan, although it is earlier than any archaeological evidence of humans on the site. (Harrison, 2000)

If this is the true date of the founding of Tikal, then its maintained memory until the 8th century is truly remarkable. (Harrison, 2000)

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Picture found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mayamap.png

+CHAK TOK ICH’ AAK I(Great Burning Claw)

Also known as Great Paw, Great Jaguar Paw, Jaguar Paw III, Toh Chak Ich’ak

Accession possibly took place on August 7th, 360

2 monuments have been recovered with a link to Great Burning Claw.

Death January 15th, 378

Picture found at: http://realezamaya.blogspot.com/2009/08/chak-tok-ichaak-i.html

+JASAW CHAN K’AWIIL I(K’awiil that clears the sky?)

Son of Nuun Ujol Chaak (the previous king ruler) and father to Yik’in Chan K’awiil (the following ruler).

Accession on May 3rd, 682

Defeated Calakmul on August 5th, 695

Restored much of Tikal to its Early Classic glory.

Picture found at: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/imagenes_arqueo/tikal_07.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/arqueologia/tikal.htm&usg=__hU9timhiyaxbknJb8cPmhND5OqQ=&h=694&w=518&sz=44&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=dpo6JSzyLepMpM:&tbnh=150&tbnw=119&ei=6f53TYJoh_qwA777rcwE&prev=/images%3Fq%3DJasaw%2BChan%2BK%2527awiil%2BI%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D579%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=370&vpy=72&dur=1186&hovh=260&hovw=194&tx=87&ty=137&oei=OP53Tf3vEpC4sQObg4HKBA&page=1&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0

+28th Ruler

One of three rulers that is unknown in the Tikal Kingdom.

Son of Yik’in Chan K’awiil and father of Yax Nuun Ayiin II

Date in 766 linked to 28th Ruler marks thededication of Temple 6 as wayib’il (sleeping house)

Picture found at: http://www2.volstate.edu/kbell/Guatemala/temple6.j

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+Works Cited

Harrison, Peter D.. The lords of Tikal: rulers of an ancient Maya city. New York: Thames and Hudson, 2000. Print.

Martin, Simon, and Nikolai Grube. Chronicle of the Maya kings and queens: deciphering the dynasties of the ancient Maya. London: Thames & Hudson, 2000. Print.