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Jade Sky

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Jade Sky
Ajaw
Stela K of Quiriguá, representing the monarch.
King of Quiriguá
Reignc.800 - 810
PredecessorSky Xul
BornQuiriguá
Diedc.810
Quiriguá
FatherSky Xul (possibly)
ReligionMaya religion

Jade Sky (ruled c. 800 – c. 810[1]) was a king of the Maya city-state Quirigua in Guatemala, a successor of Sky Xul, who was maybe a son of great king K'ak' Tiliw Chan Yopaat.

He was the last recorded ruler of Quirigua. The city's power already was waning. Jade Sky did build two of the largest structures in the acropolis, however.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ Martin & Grube 2000, p.218
  2. ^ Martin & Grube 2000, p. 224.

References

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  • Martin, Simon; Nikolai Grube (2000). Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens: Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya. London and New York: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0-500-05103-8. OCLC 47358325.