K'inich K'an Joy Chitam II (November 5, 644 – c. 711), also (formerly) known as Kan Xul II or K'an Hok' Chitam II, was a ruler (k'uhul ajaw

Ajaw

Ajaw is a political rulership title attested from the epigraphic inscriptions of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, with a meaning variously interpreted as "lord", "ruler", "king" or "leader". It denoted any of the leading class of nobles in a particular polity and was not limited to a single...

, "divine king") of the Classic-era Maya civilization

Maya civilization

The Maya is a Mesoamerican civilization, noted for the only known fully developed written language of the pre-Columbian Americas, as well as for its art, architecture, and mathematical and astronomical systems. Initially established during the Pre-Classic period The Maya is a Mesoamerican...

 polity

Polity

Polity is a form of government Aristotle developed in his search for a government that could be most easily incorporated and used by the largest amount of people groups, or states...

 based at Palenque

Palenque

Palenque was a Maya city state in southern Mexico that flourished in the 7th century. The Palenque ruins date back to 100 BC to its fall around 800 AD...

. He began his reign in 702 at the age of 57, succeeding upon the death of his elder brother K'inich Kan B'alam II. Their father was the renowned K'inich Janaab' Pakal I (aka "Pacal the Great"), who had ruled for 68 years, and their grandmother was Sak K'uk'.

K'inich K'an Joy Chitam apparently reigned for about nine years. He was captured by the Tonina in 711 and was possibly executed by their leader, K'inich B'aaknal Chaak. His successor was probably Xoc, who was succeeded in late 721 by K'inich Ahkal Mo' Naab' III.

External links

• http://mayaruins.com/palenque/a1_181.html