Kʼahkʼ Ujol Kʼinich I[pronunciation?] ("Fire-headed Sun God"[1]) was a king of Maya city of Caracol in Belize,[2] named after the Sun deity called Kinich Ahau. He is also known as Ruler I and Smoking Skull I. He reigned c. AD 470.[3]
| Kʼahkʼ Ujol Kʼinich I | |
|---|---|
| Ajaw | |
| King of Caracol | |
| Reign | c.470 |
| Predecessor | Teʼ Kʼab Chaak (previous known ruler) |
| Successor | Yajaw Teʼ Kʼinich I |
| Spouse | Lady Penis-head of Xultun |
| Issue | Yajaw Teʼ Kʼinich I |
| Religion | Maya religion |
His wife was probably Lady of Xultun and his son was likely king Yajaw Teʼ Kʼinich I.[4]
This ruler is named retrospectively in a sixth-century genealogy, but his exact position in the chronology of Caracol rulers is uncertain. His status as a revered ancestor is inferred from the fact that his name appears on a later monument as a belt ornament.[5] On Caracol Stela 6 Kʼahkʼ Ujol Kʼinich's descendant Knot Ajaw is depicted with the head of Kʼahkʼ Ujol Kʼinich.[6]
Sources
edit- ^ Investigations at the Classic Maya City of Caracol, Belize 1985–1987, edited by Arlen F. Chase and Diane Z. Chase
- ^ Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens by Simon Martin and Nikolai Grube
- ^ Rulers of Caracol on Mesoweb
- ^ Maya royal dynasties. Revised by Inga E. Calvin.
- ^ Houston, Stephen, and David Stuart. Of Gods, Glyphs and Kings: Divinity and Rulership among the Classic Maya. York, UK.
- ^ James L. Fitzsimmons, Izumi Shimada. Living with the Dead: Mortuary Ritual in Mesoamerica.