Chak Tok Ich'aak I

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Chak Tok Ich'aak I, also known as Great Paw, Great Jaguar Paw, Jaguar Paw III, and Toh Chak Ich'ak, was an early Mayan king of Tikal.[1] He is one of Tikal's best known kings, with many monuments and ceramics engraved with his name.[1] At Tikal, one confirmed and one possible monument to Chak Tok Ich'aak have been uncovered. In Stela 39, the lower section, produced to commemorate the K'atun ending in 376 C.E., depicts the king stepping upon a bound captive. His palace, unusually, was never built over by later rulers, and was kept in repair for centuries as an apparent revered monument. Stela 31 from Tikal tells us that he died on the same day that Siyah K'ak', captured Tikal, probably killed by the Teotihuacano conquerors. It would be hard not to view Jaguar Paw's death as the result of an episode of aggression, and a signal of great political change. [1]


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  1. ^ a b c Martin, Simon; Nikolai Grube [2000]. Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens, 1 (in English), New York: Thames & Hudson, Inc.. ISBN 0-500-05103-8. 
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