Lachan K'awiil Ajaw Bot
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Not to be confused with Ajaw B'ot
, king of Seibal
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Lachan K'awiil Ajaw Bot (25 June 760 - ?) was a Maya king of La Amelia
, an ancient city
near Itzan
in the Petén Department of modern Guatemala
. La Amelia was abandoned some time in the middle of the 9th century AD.
He is mentioned on Panel 1 and Hieroglyphic Stairway 1 at the site. He was enthroned on 1 May 802.
In 802 king Tan Te' K'inich
supervised a ritual conducted by the Lachan K'awiil Ajaw Bot.
Panel 2 records a date of AD 804 and depicts Lachan K'awiil Ajaw Bot dressed as a ballplayer
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Ajaw B'ot
Ajaw B'ot - also known as Ruler D and Ah-Bolon-Abta - was a king of Seibal .-Biography:Ajaw B'ot acceeded to the throne in AD 771, on January 20, restoring Seibal as an independent capital.It is unknown when did he died....
, king of Seibal
Seibal
Seibal, known as El Ceibal in Spanish, is a Classic Period archaeological site of the Maya civilization located in the northern Petén Department of Guatemala. It was the largest city in the Pasión River region....
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Lachan K'awiil Ajaw Bot (25 June 760 - ?) was a Maya king of La Amelia
La Amelia
La Amelia is a Pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site near Itzan, in the lower Pasión River region of the Petén Department of Guatemala. It formed a polity in the Late Classic , and was involved in the war between Tikal and Calakmul followed, in 650, by the take over of Dos Pilas, leading to...
, an ancient city
Maya city
A Maya city was a centre of population of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization of Mesoamerica. It served the specialised roles of administration, commerce, manufacturing and religion that characterised ancient cities worldwide...
near Itzan
Itzan
Itzan is a Maya archaeological site located in the municipality of La Libertad in the Petén Department of Guatemala. Various small structures at the site were destroyed in the 1980s during oil exploration activities by Sonpetrol and Basic Resources Ltd, prompting rescue excavations by archaeologists...
in the Petén Department of modern Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
. La Amelia was abandoned some time in the middle of the 9th century AD.
He is mentioned on Panel 1 and Hieroglyphic Stairway 1 at the site. He was enthroned on 1 May 802.
In 802 king Tan Te' K'inich
Tan Te' K'inich
Tan Te' K'inich was a Maya king of the ancient city of Aguateca, in the Petén Department of modern Guatemala.-Biography:He was born on January 22, 748...
supervised a ritual conducted by the Lachan K'awiil Ajaw Bot.
Panel 2 records a date of AD 804 and depicts Lachan K'awiil Ajaw Bot dressed as a ballplayer
Mesoamerican ballgame
The Mesoamerican ballgame or Tlatchtli in Náhuatl was a sport with ritual associations played since 1,000 B.C. by the pre-Columbian peoples of Ancient Mexico and Central America...
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