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  2. Maya monarchs - Wikipedia

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    The Maya kings also offered their own blood to the gods. The rulers were also expected to have a good mind to solve problems that the city might be facing, including war and food crises. Maya kings were expected to ensure the gods received the prayers, praise and attention they deserved and to reinforce their divine lineage. [1]

  3. List of kings of Yaxchilan - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of kings of Yaxchilan. They were heads of state of the Maya civilization polity of Yaxchilan during its existence as a prominent city-state. The first high king (ajaw) was Yat Balam in the year 320. The dynasty probably ended in the late 9th century with the decline of Yaxchilan.

  4. List of kings of Dos Pilas - Wikipedia

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    Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens: Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya. London and New York: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0-500-05103-8. OCLC 47358325. Sharer, Robert J.; Loa P. Traxler (2006). The Ancient Maya (6th (fully revised) ed.). Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-4817-9. OCLC 57577446.

  5. History of the Maya civilization - Wikipedia

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    The social basis of the Classic Maya civilization was an extended political and economic network that reached throughout the Maya area and beyond into the greater Mesoamerican region. [54] The dominant Classic period polities were located in the central lowlands; during this period the southern highlands and northern lowlands can be considered ...

  6. Maya peoples - Wikipedia

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    Matthew Restall, in his book The Maya Conquistador, [17] mentions a series of letters sent to the King of Spain in the 16th and 17th centuries. The noble Maya families at that time signed documents to the Spanish royal family; surnames mentioned in those letters are Pech, Camal, Xiu, Ucan, Canul, Cocom, and Tun, among others. Yucateken

  7. Maya social classes - Wikipedia

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    The king's power derived from religion and control over resources, and this power was reinforced by other elites, including merchants. [1] This faction of ancient Mayan social classes arose when some individuals gained greater access to resources than others, increased internal and external trade, and specialized in the manufacturing and ...

  8. Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal - Wikipedia

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    Kʼinich Janaab Pakal I (Mayan pronunciation: [kʼihniʧ χanaːɓ pakal]), also known as Pacal or Pacal the Great (March 24, 603 – August 29, 683), [N 1] was ajaw of the Maya city-state of Palenque in the Late Classic period of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican chronology. He acceded to the throne in July 615 and ruled until his death.

  9. Kʼakʼ Tiliw Chan Chaak - Wikipedia

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    Kʼakʼ Tiliw Chan Chaak [kʼakʼ tiliw tʃan tʃaːk] (born January 4, 688 CE), alternatively known by the nickname Smoking Squirrel bestowed before his name glyph was deciphered, was a Maya ruler of Naranjo.