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| Video Discription | Complete Biography of Pakal the Great, Maya King of Palenque. K'inich Janaab' Pakal K’uhul B’aakal Ajaw was born in March 24, 603 (9.8.9.13.0) and died in August 29, 683 (9.12.11.5.18). Origin: Maya. His nationality was of the Kingdom of B'aakal, the domain controlled by what is known today as Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico. Whose High Capital was Lakamha' -- today Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico. During his early childhood, Pakal lived in difficult war-thorned times and constant political turmoil. Just before he was born, Queen Yohl Iknaal of Palenque was treasoned by one of his vassal kings, Nuun Hix Lakam Chahk of Wak'aaba' -- today Santa Elena Balancan, Tabasco, Mexico. King Nuun Hix Lakam allied himself with the Calakmul Empire and along with Yaxchilan waged war against her once High Queen, defeating Palenque. Since he was born, Pakal may have heard quite a lot about Queen Yo'hl Ik'naal for he will grow up admiring and respecting her during all his life. While Pakal was a young child, Palenque's new King -- Ajen Yo’hl Mat -- forgives Nuun Hix Lakam Chahk and reinstates him back again as ruler of Wak'aaba'. But King Scroll of Calakmul pushes with his army against the Kingdom of B'aakal towards its High Capital --Palenque -- and Nuun Hix Lakam Chahk betrays Palenque and his High King once again. So, weakened to its core, in April 5, 611 (9.8.17.15.14) Palenque is attacked and sacked by King Scroll Serpent of Calakmul when Pakal was 8 years old. In this attack, Calakmul destroys many Palenque's Palaces while leaving others damaged. Family members and people close to him died during these attacks. Most of Palenque's royal family and ruling class is wiped out. The crisis in Palenque worsens as sacred rituals are left unperformed since there was no one left to perform these pivotal and cherished ceremonies. The surviving elite fled to Tortuguero -- today Macuspana, Tabasco, Mexico -- leaving Palenque effectively without a ruler or government of any kind. Although many wished to remain at Tortuguero, another faction led by Pakal's mother wanted to return to Palenque and try one last time to resurrect their city. So Pakal returns to Palenque with both his parents -- his mother Lady Sak K'uk' and his father K'an Mo' Hix. They returned to Palenque with those who had the same wish as his mother. Once at the destroyed city Pakal's mother makes a pact with the other clans that would have significant political ramifications for Palenque and the course of history: Pakal's mother, Pakal's father, and the rest of the lords and ladies renounce any rulership aspirations to prevent inner strife only if the then child, Pakal, would become k'uhul ajaw, divine king. The possible aspirations from Pakal's mother side of the family -- what was once the inner circle of power -- and those of Pakal's father side -- the leading clan from the Kingdom -- would see them materialized with a young child who wouldn't have political baggage, biased, or even be a hindrance to any opposing group. After all, he was just a child. This was politics at its purest and most elegant form, and Pakal's mother at the helm of this change that was upon the Kingdom of Baak'al. On July 27, 615 (9.9.2.4.8), the 12-yeard old Pakal is inaugurated and crowned by his own mother as King of Palenque. In a special ceremony of ascension, Pakal receives two Palenque crowns. His mother first invests him with a valuable heirloom, the Ux Yop Huun crown -- the revered and sacred headress who was once worn and owned by his maternal grandfather Janaab Pakal -- making young Pakal a Yajaw K'ahk' (Servant of the Fire) and effectively making him a leading part of the sacred warrior knight order of Palenque. The Ux Yop Huun crown who was born -- as the ancients said -- during the days of his maternal grandfather now belonged to Pakal, not only confering him of military and spiritual powers as protector of his city, but also officializing the white paper ritual of confering Pakal the name of his maternal grandfather as his regnal name, K'inich Janaab Pakal. The Ux Yop Huun was not the only cherished relic from the time of his grandfather that was invested upon Pakal but also the loyalty from the high official of this militaristic order, Aj Sul, who was the leading Yajaw K'ahk' of Palenque since many years ago and would become the ever-close military right hand of Pakal. Then Pakal's mother gives him the Sak Huun, the kingly crown of Palenque, and thus making him from that moment on High Ruler of the Kingdom of Baak'al. In March 20, 626 (9.9.13.0.17), Pakal the Great married Lady Tz'akb'u Ajaw. Years later with his beloved wife Lady Tza'kbu' Ajaw he would have his sons, K'inich Kan B'alam II, K'inich K'an Joy Chitam II, and Tiwo'l Batz Chan Mat. ------------------------- Please support us by subscribing to our channel and giving thumbs up! |
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