Tan Te' K'inich

Tan Te' K'inich
King of Aguateca
Predecessor Ucha'an K'an B'alam
Born January 22, 748
Father Ucha'an K'an B'alam
Mother wife of Ucha'an K'an B'alam
Religion Maya religion

Tan Te' K'inich was a Maya king of the ancient city of Aguateca, in the Petén Department of modern Guatemala.

Biography

He was born on January 22, 748. His father was the king Ucha'an K'an B'alam.

Aguateca Stela 19 records a battle that he fought in 778 and also mentions his father.

In 802 Tan Te' K'inich presided over a ceremony performed by Lachan K'awiil Ajaw Bot at La Amelia.[1]

Notes

  1. Sharer & Traxler 2006, p. 409

References

Sharer, Robert J.; Loa P. Traxler (2006). The Ancient Maya (6th (fully revised) ed.). Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-4817-9. OCLC 57577446. 
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