Kan Bahlam I

{{other uses|Kan Balam (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox royalty

| name =Kan Bahlam I

| title =Ajaw

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| succession =King of Palenque

| reign = 6 April 572 – 1 February 583

| predecessor =Ahkal Moʼ Nahb II

| successor = Lady Yohl Ikʼnal

| birth_date =18 September 524

| birth_place =Palenque

| death_date ={{Death date and age|583|02|01|524|09|18|df=y}}

| death_place =Palenque

| issue = Lady Yohl Ikʼnal (possibly)

| father =Kʼan Joy Chitam I

| religion = Maya religion

| signature = Kan B'alam I.svg

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Kan Bahlam IThe ruler's name, when transcribed is (K'INICH) KAN[BAHLAM]-ma, translated "Radiant Snake Jaguar". ({{IPA|myn|kan ɓahlam}}), also known as Chan Bahlum I, (September 18, 524 – February 1, 583) was an ajaw of the Maya city-state of Palenque. He acceded to the throne on April 6, 572 at age 47 and ruled until his death.These are the dates indicated on the Maya inscriptions in Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, Born: 9.4.10.1.5 11 Chikchan 13 Ch'en, Acceded: 9.6.18.5.12 10 Eb 0 Wo and Died: 9.7.9.5.5 11 Chikchan 3 K'ayab.{{cite book|last1=Skidmore|first1=Joel|title=The Rulers of Palenque|date=2010|publisher=Mesoweb Publications|page=33|edition=Fifth|url=http://www.mesoweb.com/palenque/resources/rulers/PalenqueRulers-05.pdf|accessdate=12 October 2015}} Kan Bahlam was most likely the younger brother of his predecessor, Ahkal Moʼ Nahb II and probably son of Kʼan Joy Chitam I.{{cite book|last1=Skidmore|first1=Joel|title=The Rulers of Palenque|date=2010|publisher=Mesoweb Publications|page=35|edition=Fifth|url=http://www.mesoweb.com/palenque/resources/rulers/PalenqueRulers-05.pdf|accessdate=12 October 2015}} He was the first ruler of Palenque to use the title Kʼinich, albeit inconsistently. The title is usually translated as "radiant" but literally means "sun-faced".