Eight Skull was one of two known rulers of Ixkun

Ixkun

Ixkun is a pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site, situated in the Petén Basin region of the southern Maya lowlands. It lies to the north of the town of Dolores, in the modern-day department of Petén, Guatemala...

, Mayan

Maya civilization

The Maya is a Mesoamerican civilization, noted for the only known fully developed written language of the pre-Columbian Americas, as well as for its art, architecture, and mathematical and astronomical systems. Initially established during the Pre-Classic period The Maya is a Mesoamerican...

 city. His successor was Rabbit God K

Rabbit God K

Rabbit God K was one of two known rulers of Ixkun, Mayan city. His was a successor of Eight Skull. His mother was Lady Ik.Stelae record the visit of Ch'iyel, king of Sacul, to Ixkun on 11 October 790, when Rabbit God K ruled....

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Stela 2 records two battles, one against Sacul

Sacul

Sacul may refer to the following:*Sacul, El Petén, a Classic Period Maya archaeological site near Dolores in Guatemala.*Sacul, Texas, a community in the USA....

 on 21 December 779 and the other against Ucanal

Ucanal

Ucanal is an archaeological site of the ancient Maya civilization. It is located in the Petén department of northern Guatemala.-Location:Ucanal is located inside a bend of the Mopan River. It is accessed via the highway from Flores to Melchor de Mencos, and is near to the village of Tikalito...

on 10 May 780. It is said on the stela that Eight Skull was a predecessor of Rabbit God K. The text is incomplete.

Stela 12 is believed to have been dedicated by Eight Skull.