Pakal (disambiguation)
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Pakal may refer to:
Items relating to the Mayans
Pakal (also spelled Pacal; meaning "shield" in several Maya languages) forms the (common) name or part of the full name of several pre-Columbian Maya personages identified in the monumental inscriptions of sites in the Maya region of Mesoamerica. As such this may refer to:
At Palenque:
- Janaab' Pakal (d. 612) aka Janaab' Pakal "the Elder", among others
- K'inich Janaab' Pakal (603–683), aka Pakal "the Great", or "Sun-Shield"; reigned 68 years, 11th dynastic ruler
- Upakal K'inich Janaab' Pakal (fl. c. 742), aka Upakal K'inich, U Pakal K'inich, K'inich Janaab' Pakal (II); 15th dynastic ruler
- Wak Kimi Janaab' Pakal (fl. c. 799), aka 6 Kimi Pakal, Janaab' Pakal (III); last known named ruler at Palenque
- Lady Pacal of Yaxchilan
At Chichen Itza:
- K'ak'upakal (fl. 9th century), aka K'ak' Upakal; mid to late 9th century ruler at Chichen Itza
Places in Iran
Other uses
- Pakal (film), a 2006 film
- Pakal Dul Dam, proposed in India
- Pakal Nakshatrangal, a 2008 Malayalam film written & directed by Rajeev Nath