23rd Ruler

Ajaw of the Maya city of Tikal c. 635
23rd Ruler
Ajaw of Tikal
Reignc. 635
PredecessorAnimal Skull
Successor24th Ruler
ReligionMaya religion

23rd Ruler was an ajaw of the Maya city of Tikal. He ruled around the year 635. Information about this ajaw and his successor 24th Ruler are scarce.[why?] K'inich Muwaan Jol II is estimated to have been 23rd or 24th Ruler because he may have been the father of the 25th ajaw, Nuun Ujol Chaak.[1]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Martin & Grube 2008, p.42.

References

  • Martin, Simon; Nikolai Grube (2008). Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens: Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya (2nd ed.). London and New York: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 9780500287262. OCLC 191753193.
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Animal Skull
Ajaw of Tikal
c. 635
Succeeded by
24th Ruler
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