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(Redirected from Yajaw Te' K'inich) King of Motul de San José in Guatemala
Yajaw Teʼ Kʼinich
Ajaw
Detail of Stela 2 of Motul de San José, which represents the monarch.
King of Motul de San José
Reignc.726-755
PredecessorSak Muwaan
SuccessorLamaw Ekʼ
BornMotul de San José
Diedc.755
Motul de San José
FatherSak Muwaan
ReligionMaya religion
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Maya civilization
Drawing of a Mayan stone carving with elaborate decoration.
History
Spanish conquest of the Maya

Yajaw Teʼ Kʼinich was a Maya king of city-state Motul de San José in Guatemala. He ruled c. 725–755.

He was a successor and possibly son of Sak Muwaan.

His artist is named on the ceramics as Tʼuubal Ajaw, Lord of Tʼuubal.

Yajaw Teʼ Kʼinich is depicted on one Ik-style vessel wearing a mask and dancing, he is also depicted on Stelae 2 and 6 in the site core. He is recorded on one vessel as possibly having died in AD 755.

His successor was Lamaw Ekʼ.

References

  1. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  2. Reents-Budet et al 2007, pp. 1418-1419
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