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Kan Maax
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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