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Scroll Serpent

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Scroll Serpent (Uneh Chan) was a Maya ruler of the Kaan kingdom. [1]

21 relations: Ajaw, Calakmul, Caracol, Dynasty, Dzibanche, K'atun, Maya civilization, Maya stelae, Monarchy, Nikolai Grube, Palenque, Reign, Simon Martin (Mayanist), Tajoom Uk'ab K'ahk', Tikal, Usumacinta River, Yajaw Te' K'inich II, Yuknoom Ch'een II, Yuknoom Head, Yuknoom Ti' Chan, Yuknoom Took' K'awiil.

Ajaw

Ajaw or Ahau ('Lord') is a pre-Columbian Maya political title attested from epigraphic inscriptions.

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Calakmul

Calakmul (also Kalakmul and other less frequent variants) is a Maya archaeological site in the Mexican state of Campeche, deep in the jungles of the greater Petén Basin region.

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Caracol

Caracol is the name given to a large ancient Maya archaeological site, located in what is now the Cayo District of Belize.

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Dynasty

A dynasty is a sequence of rulers from the same family,Oxford English Dictionary, "dynasty, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1897.

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Dzibanche

Dzibanche (sometimes spelt Tz'ibanche)Martin and Grube 2000, p. 103.

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K'atun

A k'atun is a unit of time in the Maya calendar equal to 20 tuns or 7,200 days, equivalent to 19.713 tropical years.

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Maya civilization

The Maya civilization was a Mesoamerican civilization developed by the Maya peoples, and noted for its hieroglyphic script—the only known fully developed writing system of the pre-Columbian Americas—as well as for its art, architecture, mathematics, calendar, and astronomical system.

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Maya stelae

Maya stelae (singular stela) are monuments that were fashioned by the Maya civilization of ancient Mesoamerica.

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Monarchy

A monarchy is a form of government in which a group, generally a family representing a dynasty (aristocracy), embodies the country's national identity and its head, the monarch, exercises the role of sovereignty.

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Nikolai Grube

Nikolai Grube is a German epigrapher.

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Palenque

Palenque (Yucatec Maya: Bàakʼ /ɓàːkʼ/), also anciently known as Lakamha (literally: "Big Water"), was a Maya city state in southern Mexico that flourished in the 7th century.

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Reign

A reign is the period of a person's or dynasty's occupation of the office of monarch of a nation (e.g., Saudi Arabia, Belgium, Andorra), of a people (e.g., the Franks, the Zulus) or of a spiritual community (e.g., Roman Catholicism, Tibetan Buddhism, Nizari Ismailism).

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Simon Martin (Mayanist)

Simon Martin is a British epigrapher, historian, writer and Mayanist scholar.

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Tajoom Uk'ab K'ahk'

Tajoom Ukʻab Kʻahk' (Ta Batzʻ) (died October 1, 630) was a Maya ruler of the Kaan kingdom.

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Tikal

Tikal (Tik’al in modern Mayan orthography) is the ruin of an ancient city, which was likely to have been called Yax Mutal, found in a rainforest in Guatemala.

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Usumacinta River

The Usumacinta River (named after the Howler monkey) is a river in southeastern Mexico and northwestern Guatemala.

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Yajaw Te' K'inich II

Yajaw Te' K'inich II was a king of the Mayan state Caracol in Belize.

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Yuknoom Ch'een II

Yuknoom Ch'een II' (September 11, 600 – 680s), known as Yuknoom the Great, was a Mayan ruler of the Kaan kingdom, which had its capital at Calakmul during the Classic Period of Mesoamerican chronology.

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Yuknoom Head

Yuknoom Head (Cauac Head) was a king of the Maya Kaan Kingdom (also known as the Snake Kingdom).

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Yuknoom Ti' Chan

Yuknoom Ti' Chan was a king of Maya Kaan kingdom.

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Yuknoom Took' K'awiil

Yuknoom Took' Kʻawiil (reigned >702-731>) was a Maya ruler of the Kaan kingdom (Calakmul).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scroll_Serpent

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