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K'inich Janaab' Pakal I

Pakal the Great (603–683 CE): Classic Maya ruler of Palenque, buried in the Temple of the Inscriptions.

Mesoamerican

Overview

Pakal took the throne at twelve and ruled for nearly seventy years, rebuilding Palenque. Hieroglyphic texts on his sarcophagus lid and the temple record his lineage. His tomb was found in 1952 by Alberto Ruz Lhuillier.

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A draft entry added in an October 2026 research pass from public reference works; dates marked c. are approximate. Evidence grade: medium. 2 of 2 listed sources are fully documented; the rest are names only. Method and sources

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