Piedras Negras Ruler B
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Piedras Negras Ruler B was the second ruler of that Mayan city in Guatemala
. He was a successor of Ruler A
. He reigned c. 478.
Nothing is known of this king except that one of his lieutenants, a yajawte ("lord of the tree"), was captured by Yaxchilan ruler Bird Jaguar II, probably in AD 478, as recorded at Yaxchilan
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His successor was Turtle Tooth
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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 was a successor of Ruler A
Piedras Negras Ruler A
Piedras Negras Ruler A was a king of that Mayan city. He is also known as Turtleshell.He reigned c. 460. It seems that he was captured....
. He reigned c. 478.
Nothing is known of this king except that one of his lieutenants, a yajawte ("lord of the tree"), was captured by Yaxchilan ruler Bird Jaguar II, probably in AD 478, as recorded at Yaxchilan
Yaxchilan
Yaxchilan is an ancient Maya city located on the bank of the Usumacinta River in what is now the state of Chiapas, Mexico. In the Late Classic Period Yaxchilan was one of the most powerful Maya states along the course of the Usumacinta, with Piedras Negras as its major rival...
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His successor was Turtle Tooth
Turtle Tooth
Turtle Tooth was the third king of Mayan city-state Piedras Negras in Guatemala. He is also known as Ah Cauac Ah K'in. He was a successor of Ruler B....
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