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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6935392 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II Context triple: [Group of the Cross, associatedWith, Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II]
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Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I
Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I was a prominent 7th-century Maya ajaw (ruler) of Palenque, renowned for his long reign, monumental building projects, and richly inscribed funerary tomb.
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B.
Kʼawiil
Kʼawiil is a prominent Maya deity associated with lightning, royal power, and dynastic legitimacy in Mesoamerican religion.
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C.
Axayacatl
Axayacatl was a 15th-century Aztec emperor (tlatoani) of Tenochtitlan known for expanding the empire and consolidating its power in central Mexico.
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D.
Tezozómoc
Tezozómoc is a Mexico City Metro station named after the nearby Tezozómoc Park and the Azcapotzalco ruler Tezozómoc.
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E.
Tizoc
Tizoc was a 15th-century Aztec emperor of the Mexica, known for his short and troubled reign marked by limited military success and extensive building projects in Tenochtitlan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II Target entity description: 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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A.
Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I
Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I was a prominent 7th-century Maya ajaw (ruler) of Palenque, renowned for his long reign, monumental building projects, and richly inscribed funerary tomb.
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B.
Kʼawiil
Kʼawiil is a prominent Maya deity associated with lightning, royal power, and dynastic legitimacy in Mesoamerican religion.
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C.
Axayacatl
Axayacatl was a 15th-century Aztec emperor (tlatoani) of Tenochtitlan known for expanding the empire and consolidating its power in central Mexico.
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D.
Tezozómoc
Tezozómoc is a Mexico City Metro station named after the nearby Tezozómoc Park and the Azcapotzalco ruler Tezozómoc.
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E.
Tizoc
Tizoc was a 15th-century Aztec emperor of the Mexica, known for his short and troubled reign marked by limited military success and extensive building projects in Tenochtitlan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya ruler
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human ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | Usumacinta region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Palenque Palace
NERFINISHED
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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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
NERFINISHED
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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
NERFINISHED
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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
NERFINISHED
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Kʼinich Kan Bahlam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedWritingSystem | Maya hieroglyphic script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II Description of subject: 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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