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K’ak’upakal K’awiil

Ruler of Chichen Itza

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About K’ak’upakal K’awiil

Kʼakʼupakal, or possibly Kʼakʼupakal Kʼawiil (fl. c. 869–890) was a ruler or high-ranking officeholder at the pre-Columbian Maya site of Chichen Itza, during the latter half of the 9th century CE. The name of this ruler, alternatively written Kʼahkʼupakal, Kʼakʼ Upakal or Kʼakʼ-u-pakal, is the most widely mentioned personal name in the surviving Maya inscriptions at Chichen Itza, and also appears on monumental inscriptions at other Yucatán Peninsula sites such as Uxmal.

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Important facts

Also known as
K'ak'upakal, Kʼakʼupakal Kʼawiil, Kʼakʼ-u-pakal

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Who was K’ak’upakal K’awiil?

Ruler of Chichen Itza

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: K’ak’upakal K’awiil

· Wikidata: Q26904572

· DBpedia: Kʼakʼupakal

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