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Lady Kʼawiil Ajaw

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which many other Maya states at this point were. Yaxuná were either conquered by Coba, or consolidated as its possession, during her reign. She was possibly the monarch who ordered the construction of Cobá's famous causeway, Sacbe 1, between Cobá and Yaxuná. K’awiil Ajaw led successful military campaigns that led to the expansion of Cobá's territory.
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Many monuments in Coba attest to the reign of Lady Kʼawiil Ajaw (II). She herself commissioned stelae 1 and 5 of Cobá. Her reign took place during a period of golden age of Coba, with political continuity, economic prosperity, and expansionistic, militaristic power, and not a vassal of Calakmul,
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On the stela she commissioned, she is depicted presiding over, or treading upon, over a dozen captives under her feet, a larger number than any other Maya queen, and more than almost any other Maya king. Her portraits regularly show her wearing a belt with triplicate jade masks, and associated
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It is not clear how she succeeded to the throne or how she is connected to her predecessors. She appears to have succeeded a male ruler. It is seen as likely that she was the daughter, granddaughter or niece of her predecessor. She does not appear to have been the first woman ruler of Cobá.
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She appears to have been succeeded by king Chan Yopaat in 682. Archaeological evidence, and inscriptions from Tikal and Edzná, suggest that Cobá's power waned shortly after her death.
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dangling celts, which was costume elements otherwise found only in portraits of males.
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Archeological evidence appear to attest to a ruling queen, also named
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Index

Ajaw

Queen
Cobá
Sihyaj Chan Kʼawiil
Chan Yopaat
Cobá
Cobá
Issue
Chan Yopaat
House
Sihyaj Chan Kʼawiil
Maya religion
Maya
Cobá
Lady Kʼawiil Ajaw (I)
Che'enal



The Archaeology of Yucatán: New Directions and Data
ISBN
978-1-78491-009-9
The Role of archaeoastronomy in the Maya World: the case study of the Island of Cozumel
ISBN
978-92-3-500011-5
Cherokee Women in Charge: Female Power and Leadership in American Indian Nations of Eastern North America
ISBN
978-1-4766-4638-1
Everyday Life in the Classic Maya World

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