Science, Tech, Math › Social Sciences The Dynastic Rulers Who Took the Throne of Palenque Print K'inich Ahkal Mo' Nahb, Temple XIX. Richard Weil/Flickr/CC 2.0 Social Sciences Archaeology Ancient Civilizations Basics Excavations History of Animal and Plant Domestication Psychology Sociology Economics Ergonomics By K. Kris Hirst K. Kris Hirst Archaeology Expert M.A., Anthropology, University of Iowa B.Ed., Illinois State University K. Kris Hirst is an archaeologist with 30 years of field experience. Her work has appeared in scholarly publications such as Archaeology Online and Science. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on February 10, 2019 Palenque is a Maya civilization site located in the state of Chiapas, in Mexico. Occupied between about CE 200-800, Palenque's heyday was under Pakal the Great [ruled CE 615-683], one of the most powerful kings of central America in Late Classic times. The rulers of Palenque were called the "Holy Lord of Toktahn" or "Holy Lord of Baakal", and among the king list are several legendary leaders, including Snake Spine and Ch'a Ruler I. Snake Spine, if he was a real person, lived when the Olmec civilization ruled, and traded extensively into much of what is today considered the Maya region. The very first named ruler of Palenque is GI, the First Father, said to have been born 3122 BCE, and the Ancestral Goddess said to have been born 3121 BCE. Read More King Pakal of Palenque By Christopher Minster The dynastic rulers of Palenque begin with Bahlum-Kuk or K'uk Balahm, the Quetzal Jaguar, who took the throne of Palenque in 431 CE. U-K'ix-Chan (Snake Spine or O Pop) 967 BCECh'a Ruler I (Caspar) 252 BCEK'uk' Bahlam (Quetzal Jaguar) CE 431-435Ch'a Ruler (II) (Caspar II) 435-487Butz'aj Sak Chihk (Manik) 487-501Ahkal Mo' Nahb I (Lord Chaac or Chaacal I) 501-529K'an Joy Chitam (K'an Xul I), 529-565Ahkal Mo' Nahb II (chaacal II, Akul Ah Nab II) 565-570Kan Bahlam (Chan Bahlum I, Kan-Balam I) 572-583Ix Yohl Ik'nal (Lady Kan, Lady Kanal Ikal) 583-604Ajen Yohl Mat (Aahc-Kan, Ac-Kan, Ah K'an) 605-612Janab Pakal (Pacal I) 612-612Muwaan Mat (Lady Beastie) 612-615K'inich Janab Pakal (Lord Shield, Pacal, Pakal) 615-683K'inich Kan Bahlam (Snake jaguar, Chan Bahlum), 684-702K'inich K'an Joy Chitam (Lord Hok, K'an Xul, K'an Xul II), 702-722K'inich Ahkal Mo' Nahb (Chaacal III, Ah Kul Ah Nab III), 722-?Upakal K'inich Janab Pakal ?-?K'inich Kan Bahlam II ?-?K'inich K'uk' Bahlam (Lord K'uk', Bahlum K'uk') 764-? Source: Robinson, Merle Green. 2002. Palenque (Chiapas, Mexico). pp 572-577 in Archaeology of Ancient Mexico and Central America: An Encyclopedia, Susan Toby Evans and David L. Webster, eds. Garland Publishing, Inc. New York. Stuart, David and George Stuart. 2008. Palenque: Eternal City of the Maya. Thames and Hudson. Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Hirst, K. Kris. "The Dynastic Rulers Who Took the Throne of Palenque." ThoughtCo, Aug. 25, 2020, thoughtco.com/the-dynastic-rulers-of-palenque-171609. Hirst, K. Kris. (2020, August 25). The Dynastic Rulers Who Took the Throne of Palenque. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/the-dynastic-rulers-of-palenque-171609 Hirst, K. Kris. "The Dynastic Rulers Who Took the Throne of Palenque." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/the-dynastic-rulers-of-palenque-171609 (accessed April 20, 2024). copy citation