Kinich Janab Pakal I Palenques greatest king (born AD 603, - TopicsExpress



          

Kinich Janab Pakal I Palenques greatest king (born AD 603, ruled AD 615-683) The golden sovereign (to coin a phrase) of Palenque, Kinich Janab Pakal I lived through most of the seventh century AD and led Palenque out of the darkest period in its history to, by the time of his death, one of the most powerful and vibrant kingdoms of the Classic Maya world. You no longer are allowed to enter the tomb and see the real thing. Tomb of Lord Pakal The Great, Kinich Janaab Pakal: One of the most important structures in Palenque is the Tomb of Lord Pakal The Great, Kinich Janaab Pakal (23 March 603 - 28 August 683), discovered in 1952 by Alberto Ruz Lhuillier inside the Temple of the Inscriptions. Pakal died on August 31, 683 at eighty years of age. He had assumed the throne on July 29, 615A.D. at the age of twelve, and ruled for 68 years. During his long reign—near the end of the Classic Period (AD 250-900)—Pakal transformed Palenque into a great city. Around AD 675, as an old man nearing death, he undertook the construction of his burial temple.
Posted on: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 10:31:07 +0000

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