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The Maya Bridge at Yaxchilan was a suspension bridge believed to have been built by the Maya across the Usumacinta River, Chiapas, Mexico. If so, it would have been the longest bridge discovered in the ancient world, [1] dating from its construction by the Maya civilization in the late 7th century at Yaxchilan. It was a suspension bridge with a ...
Furthermore, these ceremonies kept women involved in the social and political aspects of Yaxchilan society. The lintels adorning the doorways of Lady Xoc's house establishes the role of women in Yaxchilan society taking part in political, social, and ritual roles. From lintel 23 which shows Lady Xoc's genealogy and the ceremonies involving her ...
Yaxchilan (pronounced [ʝaʃtʃiˈlan]) is an ancient Maya city located on the bank of the Usumacinta River in the state of Chiapas, Mexico. In the Late Classic Period Yaxchilan was one of the most powerful Maya states along the course of the Usumacinta River , with Piedras Negras as its major rival. [ 1 ]
Itzamnaaj Bahlam III was a central figure in directing the course of Yaxchilan. He ascended to power in AD 681 and died in AD 742. [citation needed] There are numerous documented references to him on artifacts at the end of Stage V at Yaxchilan. In Lintel 24, he is depicted holding a torch above his first wife, Lady Xoc.
Among the high-ranking women in ancient Maya society during the Classic Period were several who rose to the position of ruler. Some ruled in their own right, as monarch, due to the lack of a male heir. These women included: Unen Bahlam of Tikal; Lady of Tikal; Yohl Ikʼnal of Palenque; Muwaan Mat of Palenque; Che'enal of Cobá; Lady Yopaat of Cobá
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Lady Pakal (or Lady Pacal; Mayan Ix Pacal [1]) was a Maya Queen consort of Yaxchilan in Mexico. [2] [full citation needed] It is said that she lived into her sixth k'atun, meaning that she was at least ninety-eight when she died in 705. [3] [page needed] [4]: 122 Her name means "shield".
Lady Eveningstar came to Yaxchilan from Calakmul.She was a secondary wife to Shield Jaguar the Great (Itzamnaaj Bʼalam II). [1]Although a secondary wife, Lady Ikʼ Skull may have ruled for a short time in Yaxchilan's history until her son Yaxun Bʼalam IV was old enough to take the throne. [2]