Lady Wac-Chanil-Ahau

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Lady Wac-Chanil-Ahau was a Mayan princess c. 682 A.D. that was part of an arranged marriage between Caracol and Naranjo. Was to re-establish the royal dynasty after Caracol defeated Naranjo in a power struggle.

She was important to politics in classical Mayan civilizations. Her son Smoking Squirrel was an important figure in later Mayan development.

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  • Bulliet, Richard W.; Daniel R. Headrick, Steven W. Hirsch, Lyman L. Johnson, David Northrup. The Earth and Its People: A Global History. Houghton Mifflin Company, 298. ISBN 061821464X.