For his grandfather, see K'inich Yo'nal Ahk I

K'inich Yo'nal Ahk I

K'inich Yo'nal Ahk I was the fifth king of Maya city Piedras Negras in Guatemala. He is also known as the Ruler 1.He reigned AD 603 - 639.- Biography :It is unknown when was he born. His parents are also unknown...

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K'inich Yo'nal Ahk II (born on December 29, 664) was a king

Ajaw

Ajaw is a political rulership title attested from the epigraphic inscriptions of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, with a meaning variously interpreted as "lord", "ruler", "king" or "leader". It denoted any of the leading class of nobles in a particular polity and was not limited to a single...

 of Piedras Negras, Maya city in Guatemala

Guatemala

Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...

. He reigned from January 2, 687 until 729.

He had many monuments.

Birth

He was born on December 29, 664. His father and mother were Itsamk'anahk II

Itsamk'anahk II

Itsamk'anahk II was a king of Maya city Piedras Negras in Guatemala. He had many monuments.He is also called Ruler 2. He reigned 639-686, as a successor of his father.- Birth :...

 and Lady White Bird. He was a grandson and namesake of K'inich Yo'nal Ahk I

K'inich Yo'nal Ahk I

K'inich Yo'nal Ahk I was the fifth king of Maya city Piedras Negras in Guatemala. He is also known as the Ruler 1.He reigned AD 603 - 639.- Biography :It is unknown when was he born. His parents are also unknown...

, and his grandmother was Lady Bird Headdress.

His pre-regnal name was Kooj - "Puma". Upon his accession, he took as his regnal name that of his grandfather.

Reign

Before his accession, he married Lady K'atun Ajaw of Namaan. Their daughter was Lady Huntan Ahk.

Yo'nal Ahk displayed a proper reverence for his father by commemorating the twenty-year anniversary of his burial with a burning ritual. Like his father, he reigned for over forty years. He captured a sajal of Itzamnaaj B'alam III in 726.

It seems that Yo'nal Ahk married one more woman, possibly the one 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 must have died soon thereafter.