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K'an I

Type Figure Region Mesoamerica Time c. 510–534 Also known as K'an I

K'an I (also Ruler II, Lord Jaguar) was a Maya ruler of Caracol, Belize, who acceded on April 13, 531 CE and reigned until ca. 534.

Timeline

  1. 531Caracol · BelizeK'an I acceded on April 13, 531 CE, succeeding his father Yajaw Te' K'inich I. Inscriptions record that the accession was witnessed by a higher authority (a deity or overlord).
  2. c. 531–534Caracol · BelizeHis reign was brief (ca. 531–534); his principal monuments are Stela 16 and Altar 14. He was succeeded by his son Yajaw Te' K'inich II, who acceded in 553; the 562 Star War defeat by Tikal occurred under the successor and should not be recorded as K'an I's own deed.

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