Kaanul dynasty
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The Kaanul dynasty was a powerful ancient Maya royal lineage, often associated with the Snake emblem, that dominated large parts of the Maya lowlands during the Classic period.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya royal dynasty
ⓘ
ruling lineage ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
inscriptions at Calakmul
ⓘ
inscriptions at Dzibanche ⓘ inscriptions at La Corona ⓘ inscriptions at Naranjo ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity |
Calakmul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cancuen NERFINISHED ⓘ Caracol NERFINISHED ⓘ Dos Pilas NERFINISHED ⓘ Dzibanche NERFINISHED ⓘ El Peru-Waka' NERFINISHED ⓘ La Corona NERFINISHED ⓘ Naranjo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | Late Classic period ⓘ |
| engagedIn | Tikal–Calakmul rivalry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Kaan dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Snake dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Calakmul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dzibanche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulture | Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEmblemGlyph | Snake emblem ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Classic Maya language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableRuler |
Scroll Serpent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sky Witness NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuknoom Ch'een II NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuknoom Took' K'awiil NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuknoom Yich'aak K'ahk' NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Maya script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | political landscape of the Classic Maya Lowlands ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive alliance network
ⓘ
hegemonic control over large parts of the central Maya lowlands ⓘ military campaigns against rival Maya polities ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maya Lowlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Petén region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Guatemala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | monarchy ⓘ |
| practiced |
Maya ritual warfare
ⓘ
dynastic ancestor veneration ⓘ |
| religion | Maya religion ⓘ |
| rivalOf | Tikal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | Early Classic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Classic period of Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTitle | k'uhul kaanul ajaw ⓘ |
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