Calakmul Ruler Y

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Bolon Kʼawiil I
Ajaw
King of Calakmul
Reignc.736
Predecessor Wamaw Kʼawiil
Successor Great Serpent
Born Calakmul
Died Calakmul
Burial
Calakmul
House Snake dynasty
Father Wamaw Kʼawiil
Religion Maya religion

Ruler Y was a Maya king of Calakmul. He is also known as Ruler 8 and Bolon K'awiil I. He reigned around the year 736.

His monuments are stelae 25, 26, 27, 59 and 60.

It is possible that this king ordered in AD 741 the erection of five imposing stelae at Calakmul, but damage to the glyphs precludes reading of the commissioning ruler's name, [1] and it is possible that they are actually commissions of Wamaw Kʼawiil (possible father of Ruler Y). [2]

It was around this very time that Tikal consolidated its victories over Calakmul by Jasaw Chan Kʼawiil (695) and Yikʼin Chan Kʼawiil (c. 736); the latter’s triumphs over El Peru in 743 and Naranjo in 744 effectively spelled the end of hegemony of Calakmul. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Historical Dictionary of Mesoamerica by Walter R. T. Witschey, Clifford T. Brown
  2. ↑ Martin and Grube 2008:114
  3. ↑ Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens by Simon Martin and Nikolai Grube 2008:44, 48-49, 114)
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