Pakal (disambiguation)

Pakal may also refer to:

Items relating to the Mayans

Pakal (also spelled Pacal; meaning "shield" in several Maya languages) forms the (common) name or part of the full name of several pre-Columbian Maya personages identified in the monumental inscriptions of sites in the Maya region of Mesoamerica. As such this may also refer to:

At Palenque:

  • Janahb Pakal (died 612), a.k.a. Janaab' Pakal; Pakal "the Elder", nobleman of Palenque
  • K'inich Janaab Pakal I (603–683), a.k.a. Pakal "the Great", or "Sun-Shield", 11th ruler
  • K'inich Janaab Pakal II (fl. c. 742), a.k.a. Upakal K'inich; U Pakal K'inich, 15th ruler
  • Janaab Pakal III (fl. c. 799), a.k.a. 6 Kimi Pakal, Janaab' Pakal III; 18th and last known named ruler.

At Chichen Itza:

  • K'ak'upakal (fl. 9th century), a.k.a. K'ak' Upakal; mid to late 9th century ruler at Chichen Itza

At Yaxchilan:

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