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Lachan Kʼawiil Ajaw Bot
Ajaw
Stela Depicting a Dancing King.jpg
Stela 1 of La Amelia, which depicts the king dancing.
King of La Amelia
Reign 1 May 802 - after 804
Born 25 June 760
Died after 804
Religion Maya religion

Lachan Kʼawiil Ajaw Bot (25 June 760 - ?) was a Maya king of La Amelia, an ancient city near Itzan in the Petén Department of modern Guatemala. La Amelia was abandoned some time in the middle of the 9th century AD.

He is mentioned on Panel 1 and Hieroglyphic Stairway 1 at the site. He was enthroned on 1 May 802.

In 802 king Tan Teʼ Kʼinich supervised a ritual conducted by the Lachan Kʼawiil Ajaw Bot.

Panel 2 records a date of AD 804 and depicts Lachan Kʼawiil Ajaw Bot dressed as a ballplayer.

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