List of lords of Tikal

The monarchy of Tikal is the oldest yet known in the Maya Lowlands, having been founded at the turn of the 1st century AD. The dynasty is last attested in the late 9th century, after a span of some 800 years and 33 rulers. Thorough excavations, first begun by the University of Pennsylvania, and later by the Guatemalan Institute of Archaeology, have uncovered troves of epigraphic data which Mayanists have employed to reconstruct Tikal's dynastic lineage. As of 2008, 27 rulers have been identified, including at least one woman. ==List==

The following is an annotated, chronological list of lords of Tikal. A tabular list is provided in the following section. Late Preclassic • Yax Ehb Xook – r. c. AD 60 or c. AD 90; dynastic founder. • Siyaj Chan Kʼawil Chak Ichʼaak ("Stormy Sky I") – r. c. 2nd century. • Yax Ch’aktel Xok – r. c. 200. Early Classic • Balam Ajaw ("Decorated Jaguar") – r. 292. • Kʼinich Ehbʼ – r. c. 300. • Siyaj Chan Kʼawiil I - r. c. 307. • Unen Bahlam ("Queen Jaguar") – r. 317. • "Leyden Plate Ruler" – r. 320. • Kʼinich Muwaan Jol – r. c. 359. • Chak Tok Ichʼaak I ("Jaguar Paw I") – r. c. 360–378; died on the same day that Siyaj Kʼakʼ arrived in Tikal. • Yax Nuun Ahiin I – r. 379–404; son of a foreign noble. • Sihyaj Chan Kʼawiil II ("Stormy Sky II") – r. 411–456; son of Yax Nuun Ayiin I. • Kʼan Chitam ("Kan Boar") – r. 458–486. • Maʼkin-na Chan – r. c. late 5th century. • Chak Tok Ichʼaak II ("Jaguar Paw Skull") – r. 486–508; married "Lady Hand." • Ix Kaloʼmteʼ Ix Yo Kʼin ("Lady of Tikal") – r. 511–527; co-ruled with Kaloomteʼ Bʼalam, possibly as consort. • Kaloomteʼ Bʼalam ("Curl-Head," "19th Lord") – r. 511–527; co-ruled with Ix Kaloʼmteʼ Ix Yo Kʼin as regent. • "Bird Claw" ("Animal Skull I," "Ete I") – r. c. 527–537. • Wak Chan Kʼawiil ("Double-Bird") – r. 537–562; captured and possibly sacrificed in Caracol. • "Lizard Head II" – r. unknown; lost a battle to Caracol in 562. Late Classic • Jasaw Chan Kʼawiil I ("Ruler A," "Ah Cacao") – r. 682–734; entombed in Temple I; married Lady Lahan Unen Moʼ; won a battle against Calakmul in 711. • Yikʼin Chan Kʼawiil ("Ruler B") – r. 734–766; tomb unknown. • "Temple VI Ruler" – r. 766–768. • Yax Nuun Ayiin II ("Chitam") – r. 768–790. • Chitam II ("Dark Sun") – r. c. 810; buried in Temple III. • "Jewel Kʼawil" – r. 849. • Jasaw Chan Kʼawiil II – r. 869–889 ==Table==

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