Death of K'inich Janaab Pakal

Timeline

1. 683Palenque palace precinct · ChiapasPakal died near the end of his long reign; the city-state held a grand funeral, placing his body in the crypt of the Temple of Inscriptions, later built over his tomb, whose inscriptions detail his divine kingship and journey to the afterlife.
2. 683–692Temple of Inscriptions, Palenque · MexicoAfter his son Kan Bahlam II acceded, large-scale building works completed monuments such as the Temple of Inscriptions, proclaiming dynastic continuity and his father's divinity through text and imagery; Palenque still flourished culturally in the late 7th century.