Yax Kʼukʼ Moʼ
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Yax Kʼukʼ Moʼ was the founding dynastic ruler of the ancient Maya city-state of Copán, revered as a powerful king whose reign initiated its political and architectural florescence.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya ruler
ⓘ
founder of dynasty ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Yax Kuk Mo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yax Kʼukʼ Mo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Copán Acropolis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hunal structure at Copán NERFINISHED ⓘ Motmot burial at Copán ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Copán Acropolis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hunal tomb (probable) ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Altar Q at Copán
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
hieroglyphic inscriptions at Copán ⓘ |
| country | Copán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| depictedAs | Teotihuacan-style warrior in Copán art ⓘ |
| dynasty | Copán royal dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 5th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founderOf |
Copán dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yax Kʼukʼ Moʼ dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasMayaNameElement |
kʼukʼ (quetzal)
ⓘ
moʼ (macaw) ⓘ yax (first, new, green) ⓘ |
| hasMayaNameMeaning | First Quetzal Macaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
founder-king of Copán
ⓘ
kʼuhul ajaw (holy lord) ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute | goggles and war-serpent imagery linked to Teotihuacan ⓘ |
| inferredOrigin | Tikal sphere (probable political ties) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inferredOrigin | central Petén region (probable) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding the royal dynasty of Copán
ⓘ
initiating Copán’s architectural florescence ⓘ initiating Copán’s political florescence ⓘ |
| name | Yax Kʼukʼ Moʼ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | established Copán as a major Maya city-state ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
ajaw of Copán
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
king of Copán ⓘ |
| religion | Maya religion ⓘ |
| residence |
Copán
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Copán Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Copán
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Teotihuacan (in later tradition/imagery) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tikal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Lady in White Shells (probable, as identified by archaeologists) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime |
5th century
ⓘ
c. 426 CE (traditional accession date) ⓘ |
| successor | Kʼinich Popol Hol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Early Classic period ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | dynastic founder-ancestor at Copán ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Great Plaza (Copán)