Kʼahkʼ Ujol Kʼinich I

Kʼahkʼ Ujol Kʼinich I[pronunciation?] ("Fire-headed Sun God"[1]) was a king of Maya city of Caracol in Belize,[2] named after the Sun deity called Kinich Ahau. He is also known as Ruler I and Smoking Skull I. He reigned c. AD 470.[3]

Kʼahkʼ Ujol Kʼinich I
Ajaw
King of Caracol
Reignc.470
PredecessorTeʼ Kʼab Chaak
(previous known ruler)
SuccessorYajaw Teʼ Kʼinich I
SpouseLady Penis-head of Xultun
IssueYajaw Teʼ Kʼinich I
ReligionMaya religion

His wife was probably Lady of Xultun and his son was likely king Yajaw Teʼ Kʼinich I.[4]

This ruler is named retrospectively in a sixth-century genealogy, but his exact position in the chronology of Caracol rulers is uncertain. His status as a revered ancestor is inferred from the fact that his name appears on a later monument as a belt ornament.[5] On Caracol Stela 6 Kʼahkʼ Ujol Kʼinich's descendant Knot Ajaw is depicted with the head of Kʼahkʼ Ujol Kʼinich.[6]

Sources

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  1. ^ Investigations at the Classic Maya City of Caracol, Belize 1985–1987, edited by Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase
  2. ^ Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens by Simon Martin and Nikolai Grube
  3. ^ Rulers of Caracol on Mesoweb
  4. ^ Maya royal dynasties. Revised by Inga E. Calvin.
  5. ^ Houston, Stephen, and David Stuart. Of Gods, Glyphs and Kings: Divinity and Rulership among the Classic Maya. York, UK.
  6. ^ James L. Fitzsimmons, Izumi Shimada. Living with the Dead: Mortuary Ritual in Mesoamerica.