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Yax Nuun Ahiin I is crowned as 15th Ajaw of Tikal
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Yax Nuun Ahiin I
Ruler of the Mayan city of Tikal from 379 to c. 404
Yax Nuun Ahiin I, also known as Curl Snout and Curl Nose, was a 4th-century ruler of the Maya city of Tikal. His name, when transcribed, is YAX-?-AH:N, translated "First ? Crocodile". He took the throne on 12 September 379 and reigned until his death. He is referred to by the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ajaw
Pre-Columbian Maya political title
Ajaw or Ahau ('Lord') is a pre-Columbian Maya political title attested from epigraphic inscriptions. It is also the name of the 20th day of the tzolkʼin, the Maya divinatory calendar, on which a ruler's kʼatun-ending rituals would fall.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Tikal
Ruins of major ancient Maya city
Tikal is the ruin of an ancient city, which was likely to have been called Yax Mutal, found in a rainforest in Guatemala. It is one of the largest archaeological sites and urban centers of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It is located in the archaeological region of the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)