K'an Joy Chitam I
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K'an Joy Chitam I was a ruler of the Maya
city-state of Palenque
. He took the throne on February 25, 529 at age 34, ending an interregnum
that had lasted for a little over four years.
K'an Joy Chitam I ruled until his death in 565 at age 74.
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-state of Palenque
Palenque
Palenque was a Maya city state in southern Mexico that flourished in the 7th century. The Palenque ruins date back to 100 BC to its fall around 800 AD...
. He took the throne on February 25, 529 at age 34, ending an interregnum
Interregnum
An interregnum is a period of discontinuity or "gap" in a government, organization, or social order...
that had lasted for a little over four years.
K'an Joy Chitam I ruled until his death in 565 at age 74.