Kʼinich Janaab Pakal I, ajaw of the city-state of Palenque (born 615)

Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal

Ajaw of Palenque from 615 to 683

Kʼinich Janaab Pakal I, also known as Pacal or Pacal the Great, 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. Pakal reigned 68 years—the…