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Itzam K'an Ahk I

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Reign
  
639-686

Successor
  
K'inich Yo'nal Ahk II

Father
  
K'inich Yo'nal Ahk I

Died
  
15 November 686 AD

Grandchild
  
Itzam K'an Ahk II

Predecessor
  
K'inich Yo'nal Ahk I

Consort
  
Lady White Bird

Mother
  
Lady Bird Headdress

Children
  
K'inich Yo'nal Ahk II

Itzam K'an Ahk I

Parents
  
K'inich Yo'nal Ahk I, Lady Bird Headdress

People also search for
  
K'inich Yo'nal Ahk I, Itzam K'an Ahk II, Itsamk'anahk II

Great grandchildren
  
K'inich Yat Ahk II, Yo'nal Ahk III, Ha' K'in Xook

Itzam K'an Ahk I (May 22, 626 - November 15, 686) was a king of Maya city Piedras Negras in Guatemala. He had many monuments.

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He is also called Ruler 2. He reigned 639-686, as a successor of his father.

Birth

Itzam K'an Ahk I was born on May 22, 626. His parents were king K'inich Yo'nal Ahk I and Lady Bird Headdress.

Reign

He acceded in on April 12, 639. He was just a boy when he became a king.

Among his military achievements was a victory over Santa Elena in 662, when he was in his thirties. He recorded another victory in 669.

He received a number of ko'haw helmets, a type of plated headdress associated with Teotihuacan.

Death

He died on November 15, 686.

Family

Itzam K'an Ahk I's wife was Lady White Bird. They were parents of his successor, K'inich Yo'nal Ahk II, who was a father of Lady Huntan Ahk.

References

Itzam K'an Ahk I Wikipedia