Sihyaj Chan Kʼawiil II (Redirected from Sihyaj Chan K'awiil II)

Sihyaj Chan Kʼawiil II
Ajaw
Sihyaj Chan Kʼawiil II's portrait on Stela 31.
King of Tikal
Reign26 November 411 - 3 February 456
PredecessorYax Nuun Ahiin I
SuccessorKʼan Chitam
Died3 February 456
Tikal
Burial
Temple 33 (Burial 48)
SpouseLady Ahiin
IssueKʼan Chitam, King of Tikal
Six Sky, King of Río Azul
FatherYax Nuun Ahiin I
MotherLady Kʼinich
ReligionMaya religion
SignatureSihyaj Chan Kʼawiil II's signature

Sihyaj Chan Kʼawiil II, also known as Storm Sky and Manikin Cleft Sky (died 3 February 456), was an ajaw of the Maya city of Tikal. He took the throne on 26 November 411 and reigned until his death. He was a son of his predecessor Yax Nuun Ahiin I and Lady Kʼinich, and a grandson of Spearthrower Owl. Stela 31, erected during his reign, describes the death of his grandfather in 439; other monuments associated with Sihyaj Chan Kʼawiil II are Stelae 1 and possibly Stelae 28. Tikal Temple 33 was Sihyaj Chan Kʼawiil II's funerary pyramid and his tomb was located beneath it.



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