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Animal Skull

Type Figure Region Mesoamerica Time c. 550–593 Also known as K'inich Waaw、Lizard Head、Animal Skull II、Ete II

Animal Skull (also K'inich Waaw) was the 22nd ruler of Tikal, acceding c. 562 after the 'Star Wars' defeat and reigning to c.…

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  1. c. 562Tikal · PeténAfter Tikal's defeat in the so-called Star Wars of 562, Animal Skull succeeded Wak Chan K'awiil. Lacking the K'ahk' title of Tikal, scholars generally speculate he may have been an outsider.
  2. c. 562–593Tikal · PeténHis reign fell within Tikal's monument hiatus, with few surviving inscriptions. He died c. 593; the claim that he was buried in Temple 32 (Burial 195) appears in standard entries. His predecessor Kaloomte' Bahlam was a different person.

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