# List of lords of Tikal

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This is a list of rulers of Tikal, a major city-state of the Maya Lowlands during the Classic period. Tikal is known to have had at least 33 rulers from the 1st through 9th centuries AD. Twenty-seven of these have been identified, as of 2008.

## Background

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 at least 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 known 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

List of known sovereigns of Tikal. :
| Name | a.k.a. | No. | From | To | Note |
| Yax Ehb Xook | Yax Moch XokYax Chakte'l Xok | 1st | c. 90 | c. 110 | Founder |
| ? | Foliated JaguarScroll Ahau Jaguar | ? | ? | ? | – |
| ? | Animal Headdress | ? | c. 280 | c. 300 | – |
| Sihyaj Chan K'awiil I | – | 11th | c. 307 | c. 310 | Son of Animal Headdress |
| Unen Bahlam | – | ? | c. 317 | c. 320 | – |
| K'inich Muwaan Jol | Mahk'ina Bird SkullFeather Skull | 13th | c. 330 | 359 | Death 23 May 359, possibly |
| Chak Tok Ich'aak I | Jaguar PawGreat PawGreat Jaguar PawJaguar Paw IIIToh Chak Ich'ak | 14th | 360 | 378 | Son of K'inich Muwaan JolAccession 7 Aug. 360, possiblyDeath 15 Jan. 378 |
| Yax Nuun Ahiin I | Curl SnoutCurl Nose | ? | 379 | c. 404 | Son of Spearthrower OwlAccession 12 Sep. 379Death 17 Jun. 404, possibly |
| Sihyaj Chan K'awiil II | Stormy SkyManikin Cleft Sky | 16th | 411 | 456 | Son of Yax Nuun Ahiin IAccession 26 Nov. 411Death 3 Feb. 456 |
| K'an Chitam | Kan BoarK'an Ak | ? | 458 | c. 486 | Son of Sihyaj Chan K'awiil IIBirth 26 Nov. 415, possiblyAccession 8 Aug. 458 |
| Chak Tok Ich'aak II | Jaguar Paw SkullJaguar Paw II | ? | c. 486 | 508 | Son of K'an ChitamDeath 24 Jul. 508 |
| ? | Lady of TikalWoman of Tikal | ? | 511 | c. 527 | Daughter of Chak Tok Ich'aak II, possiblyBirth 1 Sep. 504Accession 19 Apr. 511 |
| Kaloomte' Bahlam | Curl Head | 19th | c. 511 | c. 527 | – |
| ? | Twentieth Ruler | 20th | ? | ? | a.k.a. Bird Claw or Animal Skull I or Ete I, possibly |
| Wak Chan K'awiil | Double Bird | 21st | 537 | 562 | Son of Chak Tok Ich'aak IIAccession 29 Dec. 537, possibly |
| ? | Animal Skull | 22nd | c. 590 | c. 620 | Son of Fire Cross |
| ? | Twenty-third Ruler | 23rd | ? | ? | – |
| ? | Twenty-fourth Ruler | 24th | ? | ? | – |
| Nuun Ujol Chaak | Shield SkullNun Bak Chak | ? | c. 655 | c. 680 | Son of K'inich Muwaan Jol II, possibly |
| Jasaw Chan K'awiil I | Ruler AAh CacaoSky Rain | ? | 682 | 734 | Son of Nuun Ujol ChaakAccession 3 May 683 |
| Yik'in Chan K'awiil | Ruler BYaxkin Caan ChacSun Sky Rain | 27th | 734 | c. 746 | Son of Jasaw Chan K'awiil IAccession 8 Dec. 734 |
| ? | Twenty-eighth Ruler | 28th | c. 766 | 768 | Son of Yik'in Chan K'awiil |
| Yax Nuun Ahiin II | Ruler CChitam | 29th | 768 | c. 794 | Son of Yik'in Chan K'awiilAccession 25 Dec. 768 |
| Nuun Ujol K'inich | – | ? | c. 800 | c. 800 | – |
| ? | Dark Sun | ? | c. 810 | c. 810 | – |
| Jewel K'awiil | – | ? | c. 849 | c. 849 | Son of Nuun Ujol K'inich, possibly |
| Jasaw Chan K'awiil II | Stela 11 Ruler | ? | c. 869 | c. 869 | – |