Piedras Negras royal dynasty

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The Piedras Negras royal dynasty was the ruling lineage of the ancient Maya city-state of Piedras Negras, known from inscriptions that document its kings, political alliances, and warfare during the Classic period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Classic period Maya polity leadership
Maya royal dynasty
ruling lineage
capital Piedras Negras NERFINISHED
culturalSphere Lowland Maya NERFINISHED
documentedBy archaeological excavations at Piedras Negras
epigraphic studies
engagedIn diplomacy
dynastic marriage alliances
warfare
engagedInConflictWith Sak Tzʼiʼ NERFINISHED
Yaxchilan NERFINISHED
governed Piedras Negras urban center NERFINISHED
surrounding hinterland of Piedras Negras
hasAlly La Mar royal dynasty NERFINISHED
Namaan (La Florida) royal dynasty NERFINISHED
Pomona royal dynasty NERFINISHED
hasNotableRuler Itzam Kʼan Ahk I NERFINISHED
Itzam Kʼan Ahk II NERFINISHED
Kʼinich Yoʼnal Ahk I NERFINISHED
Kʼinich Yoʼnal Ahk II NERFINISHED
Ruler 1 of Piedras Negras
Ruler 2 of Piedras Negras
Ruler 3 of Piedras Negras
Ruler 4 of Piedras Negras
Ruler 7 of Piedras Negras
Ruler 8 of Piedras Negras
Ruler 9 of Piedras Negras NERFINISHED
Yoʼnal Ahk NERFINISHED
hasRival Yaxchilan royal dynasty NERFINISHED
knownFrom altar inscriptions
hieroglyphic inscriptions
panel inscriptions
stelae
languageUsed Classic Maya language NERFINISHED
locatedIn Guatemala NERFINISHED
Petén region NERFINISHED
Piedras Negras NERFINISHED
Usumacinta River region NERFINISHED
partOf Maya civilization NERFINISHED
performedRitualsAt Piedras Negras acropolis NERFINISHED
Piedras Negras plazas
politicalCenterOf Piedras Negras polity NERFINISHED
religion Maya religion
timePeriod Classic period
Late Classic period
usedTitle ajaw
kʼuhul ajaw
writingSystem Maya script NERFINISHED

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Piedras Negras hasDynasty Piedras Negras royal dynasty