Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II
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Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II was a prominent 7th-century Maya king of Palenque known for his extensive building projects and inscriptions that solidified the city’s political and religious power.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya ruler
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human ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | Usumacinta region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Palenque Palace
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Temple of the Inscriptions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Palenque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | Classic period of Maya civilization ⓘ |
| civilization | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Temple of the Cross sanctuary tablet
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hieroglyphic stairways at Palenque ⓘ |
| country | Palenque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Palenque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit | 7th century ⓘ |
| hasDepiction |
inscriptions on Palenque tablets
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monumental reliefs in the Cross Group ⓘ |
| hasHonorific | Kʼinich (radiant one, sun-faced) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameElement | Kan Bahlam (serpent jaguar) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticularSignificance | Cross Group triad temples at Palenque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commissioning major hieroglyphic inscriptions
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consolidating Palenque’s political power ⓘ extensive building projects at Palenque ⓘ promoting Palenque’s religious ideology ⓘ |
| mother | Lady Tzʼakbu Ajaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Classic Maya language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
House C of the Palace at Palenque
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Temple of the Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of the Cross complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of the Foliated Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of the Inscriptions stairway texts NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | hegemonic ruler in western Maya lowlands ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
ajaw of Palenque
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king of Palenque ⓘ |
| predecessor | Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 702 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 684 ⓘ |
| religion | Maya religion ⓘ |
| royalHouse | Palenque royal dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Holy Lord of Palenque
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Kʼinich Kan Bahlam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedWritingSystem | Maya hieroglyphic script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.