1. Tikal Rulers
April Faulkner
Samantha Perez

2. List of Tikal Rulers Yax Ehb’ Xook - circa 90
Yax Nuun Ayiin I ?
Animal Skull
Nuun Ujol K’inich - circa 800?
Foliated Jaguar - ?
Siyaj Chan K’awiil II
23rd Ruler - circa 640
Dark Sun - 810
Animal Headdress - ?
24th Ruler - circa 640
Jewel K’awiil
K’an Chitam ?
Siyaj Chan K’awiil I - circa 307
Nuun Ujol Chaak
Jasaw Chan K’awiil II - 869
Chak Tok Ich’aak II
Jasaw Chan K’awiil I
Lady Une’ B’alam - circa 317
Lady of Tikal
Yik’in Chan K’awiil
K’inich Muwaan Jol - ?-359
Kaloomte’ B’alam
28th Ruler
Chak Tok Ich’aak I
Bird Claw - ?
Wak Chan K’awill
Yax Nuun Ayiin II
These are the rulers of the Tikal Kingdom and we will be focusing on three of them. The first ruler we will talk about is Chak Tok Ich’aak I, Jasaw Chan K’awiil I, and the 28th Ruler.

3. Tikal
Located in the Petén basin of Guatemala on the Yucatan Peninsula.
One of the best understood cities in the Mayan region, with a long list of dynamic rulers.
The earliest date recorded on the temple inscriptions was BC, when Tikal could have been a very small village on the Yucatan, although it is earlier than any archaeological evidence of humans on the site. (Harrison, 2000)
If this is the true date of the founding of Tikal, then its maintained memory until the 8th century is truly remarkable. (Harrison, 2000)

4. Picture found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mayamap.png
Outlined in black is the Mesoamerica region. Outlined in red is the Mayan area. Tikal is almost center.
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5. CHAK TOK ICH’ AAK I (Great Burning Claw)
Also known as Great Paw, Great Jaguar Paw, Jaguar
Paw III, Toh Chak Ich’ak
Accession possibly took place on August 7th, 360
2 monuments have been recovered with a link to Great Burning Claw.
Death January 15th, 378
Chak Tok Ich’aak I is one of the better known kings of early Tikal. Is name is roughly translated to Great Burning Claw but he is also know as Great Paw, Great Jaguar Paw, Jaguar Paw III, Toh Chak Ich’ak. His name can be found with a paw sign or a paw-nosed skull in place of Ich’aak. A monument discovered at El Temblor is thought to be his inaugural monument but the style of it points to being a namesake instead. There are two other monuments that have been recovered at Tikal have a small link to Great Burning Claw. One depicts the king trampling on a captive. The other seems to be a monument dedicated to patron deities and ancestral kings. His name can also be found on several offering plates and a figurine.
He was the king to one of the best new Classic Mayan cities. This was due to the trade that was done with the Mayan highlands in the south and Teotihuacan.
A better picture can be found in the book, Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens.
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6. JASAW CHAN K’AWIIL I (K’awiil that clears the sky?)
Son of Nuun Ujol Chaak (the previous king ruler) and father to Yik’in Chan K’awiil (the following ruler).
Accession on May 3rd, 682
Defeated Calakmul on August 5th, 695
Restored much of Tikal to its Early Classic glory.
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7. 28th Ruler One of three rulers that is unknown in the Tikal Kingdom.
Son of Yik’in Chan K’awiil and father of Yax Nuun Ayiin II
Date in 766 linked to 28th Ruler marks the
dedication of Temple 6 as wayib’il (sleeping house)
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8. Works Cited
Harrison, Peter D.. The lords of Tikal: rulers of an ancient Maya city. New York: Thames and Hudson, Print.
Martin, Simon, and Nikolai Grube. Chronicle of the Maya kings and queens: deciphering the dynasties of the ancient Maya. London: Thames & Hudson, Print.