K'inich Ahkal Mo' Naab III
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K'inich Ahkal Mo' Naab' III (September 13, 678 – c. 730) was a monarch
of the Maya
city-state
of Palenque
. He took the throne on January 3, 722, and reigned at least in to 729; his date of death is currently unknown. Before his full original Maya language
name was deciphered, he was referred to in modern writings about Palenque as Chaacal III.
Monarch
A monarch is the person who heads a monarchy. This is a form of government in which a state or polity is ruled or controlled by an individual who typically inherits the throne by birth and occasionally rules for life or until abdication...
of the Maya
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
City-state
A city-state is an independent or autonomous entity whose territory consists of a city which is not administered as a part of another local government.-Historical city-states:...
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 January 3, 722, and reigned at least in to 729; his date of death is currently unknown. Before his full original Maya language
Maya language
A Maya language is one of a group of languages spoken by the Maya peoples of Mesoamerica.Maya language may also refer to:* Yucatec Maya language or Maya, a Mayan language spoken in the Yucatán Peninsula...
name was deciphered, he was referred to in modern writings about Palenque as Chaacal III.