About K'ak' Tiliw Chan Chaak
Lived 688 – 728 (aged 39–40). K'ak' Tiliw Chan Chaak was a ruler.
Kʼakʼ Tiliw Chan Chaak (born January 4, 688 CE), alternatively known by the nickname Smoking Squirrel bestowed before his name glyph was deciphered, was a Maya ruler of Naranjo. He led the city during an extensive military campaign against Yaxha; however, because of his young age at the time, it is presumed that his mother organized much of the campaign.
His grandfather, B'alaj Chan K'awiil of Dos Pilas, sent K'ak' Tiliw's mother Lady Six Sky (sometimes called Lady Wak Chanil Ajaw but probably actually Wak Chan Jalam Lem?) to Naranjo to reestablish a royal dynasty there after the defeat of Naranjo under Ruler I by Caracol. The first sacred rituals for her arrival began on August 30, 682.
K'ak' Tiliw Chan Chaak became ruler of Naranjo on May 31, 693. Shortly after, Naranjo fought and won a series of victories against polities, some of whom may have been rebelling against K'ak' Tiliw's mother. There, his father is named as K'ak' U ? Chan Chaak. It is possible his father was relatively unimportant in city politics before the arrival of Lady Six Sky, but his use of the Holy Naranjo Lord emblem glyph suggests he was at least a member of the royal family.
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Who was K'ak' Tiliw Chan Chaak?
ajaw of Naranjo
When was K'ak' Tiliw Chan Chaak born?
K'ak' Tiliw Chan Chaak was born on 6 January 688.
When did K'ak' Tiliw Chan Chaak die?
K'ak' Tiliw Chan Chaak died in 728.
What was K'ak' Tiliw Chan Chaak's occupation?
K'ak' Tiliw Chan Chaak was a ruler.
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· Wikipedia: K'ak' Tiliw Chan Chaak
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