"Casper" | |
Full Name: | Unknown |
Succession: | King of Palenque |
Reign: | 9 August 435 – 487 |
Predecessor: | K'uk' Bahlam I |
Successor: | B'utz Aj Sak Chiik |
Issue: | B'utz Aj Sak Chiik, King of Palenque (possibly) Ahkal Moʼ Nahb I, King of Palenque (possibly) Ahkal Kuk, King of Tortuguero (possibly)[1] |
Father: | K'uk' Bahlam I |
Birth Date: | 8 August 422 |
Death Place: | Palenque |
Religion: | Maya religion |
Signature: | Casper (Maya ruler).svg |
"Casper",[2] also known as 11 Rabbit, (August 8, 422 - 487?), was an ajaw of the Maya city of Palenque from August 9, 435, to 487. He was the immediate successor of K'uk' Bahlam I, who founded the ruling dynasty.[3] [4]
Casper came to power in August 435 at the age of 13 and ruled the city for 52 years. Only Pacal the Great is recorded to have ruled Palenque longer.[5]