Yik'in Chan K'awiil (name may be glossed as "K'awiil that Darkens the Sky"; fl. 734 – ca. 766) was a ruler in the Late Classic period of the city-state polity centred at Tikal, a major pre-Columbian Maya site in the Petén Basin region. Identified by Mayanist epigraphers as the 27th ruler in Tikal's dynastic succession, Yik'in Chan K'awiil was one of Tikal's most successful and expansionary rulers, consolidating the political gains won by his father, Jasaw Chan K'awiil.

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  • Yik'in Chan K'awiil (name may be glossed as "K'awiil that Darkens the Sky"; fl. 734 – ca. 766) was a ruler in the Late Classic period of the city-state polity centred at Tikal, a major pre-Columbian Maya site in the Petén Basin region. Identified by Mayanist epigraphers as the 27th ruler in Tikal's dynastic succession, Yik'in Chan K'awiil was one of Tikal's most successful and expansionary rulers, consolidating the political gains won by his father, Jasaw Chan K'awiil. During his reign prolific building works were undertaken at Tikal, with a number of the site's significant still-standing structures commissioned or extended under his direction. Before advances in the decipherment of the Maya script revealed this reading of his name, this ruler was also known to researchers as Tikal Ruler B. Yik'in K'awiil conquered Calakmul in 736 A.D. and two other Calakmul allies in 743 and 744 A.D. El Peru to the east and Naranjo to the west destroying the noose of power that had previously dominated the area. His wife was Shana'Kin Yaxchel Pacal (Green Jay on the Wall) of Lakamha. It is unknown exactly where his tomb lies, but strong archaeological parallels between Burial 116 (the resting place of his father) and Burial 196, located in the diminutive pyramid immediately south of Temple II and referred to as Str. 5D-73, suggest the latter may be the tomb of Yik’in Chan Kawiil. Other possible locations, and likely candidates as mortuary shrines, include Temples IV and VI.
  • Yik'in Chan K'awiil (K'awiil el Oscurecedor del Cielo) fue el vigésimo sexto gobernante de la ciudad-estado de Tikal. Vivió alrededor de 734 al 760 d.C. Yik'in Chan K'awiil fue uno de los más prestigiosos reyes de Tikal. Antes de los avences en el desciframiento de la escritura maya era conocido como Gobernante B. Yik'in Chan K'awiil tenía una meta, aplastar a su enemiga Calakmul y el resto de las ciudades-estado de alrededor, de las cuales muchas eran aliadas de Calakmul. Yik'in Chan K'awiil conquistó Calakmul en 736 d.C. y otras dos ciudades aliadas de ella Waka' al oeste y Naranjo al este, desatando el nudo de la soga que estaba extrangulando a Tikal desde hacía tiempo. Su esposa fue Shana'Kin Yaxchel Pacal (o Arrendajo Verde en la Pared). Es desconocido donde radica su tumba, pero exhaustivas excavaciones arqueológicas la ubican cerca del Entierro 116 (la tumba del padre de Yik'in Chan K'awiil) o en el Entierro 196, una diminuta pirámide al sur del Templo II llamada 5D-73, la cual también se le atribuye como tumba del mismo Yik'in Chan K'awiil. Otras posibles ubicaciones son el Templo IV y VI.
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  • Yik'in Chan K'awiil (name may be glossed as "K'awiil that Darkens the Sky"; fl. 734 – ca. 766) was a ruler in the Late Classic period of the city-state polity centred at Tikal, a major pre-Columbian Maya site in the Petén Basin region. Identified by Mayanist epigraphers as the 27th ruler in Tikal's dynastic succession, Yik'in Chan K'awiil was one of Tikal's most successful and expansionary rulers, consolidating the political gains won by his father, Jasaw Chan K'awiil.
  • Yik'in Chan K'awiil (K'awiil el Oscurecedor del Cielo) fue el vigésimo sexto gobernante de la ciudad-estado de Tikal. Vivió alrededor de 734 al 760 d.C. Yik'in Chan K'awiil fue uno de los más prestigiosos reyes de Tikal. Antes de los avences en el desciframiento de la escritura maya era conocido como Gobernante B. Yik'in Chan K'awiil tenía una meta, aplastar a su enemiga Calakmul y el resto de las ciudades-estado de alrededor, de las cuales muchas eran aliadas de Calakmul.
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  • Yik'in Chan K'awiil
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