Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II
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Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II was a Maya ajaw (ruler) of Palenque in the Late Classic period, known for continuing the political and architectural legacy established by his father, the famed king Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kʼan Joy Chitam II | 1 |
| Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6935454 — 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 Kʼan Joy Chitam II Context triple: [House of Pakal dynasty, notableMember, Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II]
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Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II
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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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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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.
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Kʼinich Ajaw
Kʼinich Ajaw is a major Maya sun god often linked to royal power, dynastic legitimacy, and the divine aspect of kingship.
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Froyla_Tzalam
Froyla Tzalam is a Belizean politician and academic who serves as the Governor-General of Belize and is notable for being the country’s first Indigenous Maya head of state.
- 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 Kʼan Joy Chitam II Target entity description: Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II was a Maya ajaw (ruler) of Palenque in the Late Classic period, known for continuing the political and architectural legacy established by his father, the famed king Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I.
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A.
Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II
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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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
Kʼinich Ajaw
Kʼinich Ajaw is a major Maya sun god often linked to royal power, dynastic legitimacy, and the divine aspect of kingship.
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E.
Froyla_Tzalam
Froyla Tzalam is a Belizean politician and academic who serves as the Governor-General of Belize and is notable for being the country’s first Indigenous Maya head of state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya ruler
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ajaw ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kan Joy Chitam II
NERFINISHED
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Kan Xul II NERFINISHED ⓘ Kʼinich Kan Joy Chitam II NERFINISHED ⓘ Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence | stelae and inscriptions at Palenque ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedSite | Palenque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cross Group temples (Palenque)
NERFINISHED
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Palenque inscriptions ⓘ Temple of the Inscriptions (Palenque) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Palenque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Palenque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Palenque royal dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| hasRoyalTitleElement |
Joy Chitam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kʼan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kʼinich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | son of Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I ⓘ |
| historicalCategory | Classic Maya ruler ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commissioning inscriptions at Palenque
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continuing the architectural legacy of Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I ⓘ continuing the political legacy of Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I ⓘ monumental building projects at Palenque ⓘ |
| language | Classic Maya ⓘ |
| mother | Lady Tzʼakbu Ajaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | ruler of a major Maya city-state ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | divine king ⓘ |
| positionHeld | ajaw of Palenque ⓘ |
| predecessor | Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Palenque
NERFINISHED
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western Maya lowlands ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 721 ⓘ |
| reignPeriod | Late Classic period ⓘ |
| reignStart | 702 ⓘ |
| religion | Maya religion ⓘ |
| sibling | Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Kʼinich Ahkal Moʼ Nahb III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
8th century
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Late Classic Maya period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Holy Lord of Palenque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II Description of subject: Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II was a Maya ajaw (ruler) of Palenque in the Late Classic period, known for continuing the political and architectural legacy established by his father, the famed king Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Kʼan Joy Chitam II