Yich'aak B'alam

Yich'aak B'alam
King of Seibal

Stela 16 from Dos Pilas depicts the defeated king Yich'aak B'alam.
Religion Maya religion

Yich'aak B'alam was a Maya king of Seibal.

Biography

In AD 735 Ucha'an K'in B'alam - the fourth king of Dos Pilas kingdom - attacked Seibal, capturing Yich'aak B'alam.[1] The captive king was not executed but rather became a vassal of his more powerful neighbour.[2] Yich'aak B'alam is shown under the feet of Ucha'an K'in B'alam on Aguateca Stela 2.[3]

Yich'aak B'alam continued as a vassal under the next king of Dos Pilas, K'awiil Chan K'inich, who presided over rituals at Seibal in 745 and 747.[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Jaguar Claw"
  2. ↑ Sharer & Traxler 2006, p. 520. Martin & Grube 2000, p. 58, 61. Coe 1999, p. 130. Schele & Mathews 1999, p. 177.
  3. ↑ Sharer & Traxler 2006, p. 407.
  4. ↑ Sharer & Traxler 2006, p. 408.