Tan Teʼ Kʼinich Explained

Tan Teʼ Kʼinich
Ajaw
Succession:King of Aguateca
Reign:c.770-after 802
Predecessor:Uchaʼan Kʼan Bʼalam
Birth Date:22 January 748
Death Date:after 802
Mother:wife of Uchaʼan Kʼan Bʼalam
Religion:Maya religion

Tan Teʼ Kʼinich was a Maya king of the ancient city of Aguateca, in the Petén Department of modern Guatemala.

Biography

He was born on January 22, 748. His father was the king Uchaʼan Kʼan Bʼalam.

Aguateca Stela 19 records a battle that he fought in 778 and also mentions his father.

In 802 Tan Teʼ Kʼinich presided over a ceremony performed by Lachan Kʼawiil Ajaw Bot at La Amelia.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Sharer & Traxler 2006, p. 409