Kan Maax facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Kan Maax |
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| Ajaw | |
| King of Cancuén | |
| Reign | c.800 |
| Predecessor | Tajal Chan Ahk |
| Born | Cancuén |
| Died | Cancuén |
| Father | Tajal Chan Ahk |
| Religion | Maya religion |
Kan Maax (fl. 800CE), alternatively transliterated as K'an Maax, has been identified as the last known ruler of Cancuén, a pre-Columbian Maya polity located at the headwaters of the Pasion River in modern-day Guatemala.
In 2005 an archaeological project working at the site reported that a burial with high-status characteristics had been found. The male individual interred within was reportedly identified as Kan Maax from a necklace bearing his name and title in Maya glyphs.
His body was found with the remains of his queen.
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