Tajal Chan Ahk Explained

Tajal Chan Ahk
Ajaw
Reign:	22 October 757–799
Succession:	King of Cancuén
Successor:	Kan Maax
Issue:	Kan Maax
Birth Date:	12 April 742
Birth Place:	Cancuén
Death Place:	Cancuén
Religion:	Maya religion

Tajal Chan Ahk was an 8th-century ruler of the Maya city Cancuén, whose rule lasted from 757 to c. 799.

He built the city's palace in 770.

References

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