Lady of Tikal
{{distinguish|text=Lady Six Sky, also known as Lady of Tikal, queen of Naranjo}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Ix Yo'kin
(Lady of Tikal)
| title = Ajaw
| image =
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| reign = 19 April 511 - 527/534
| coronation =
| full name =
| succession = Queen of Tikal
with co-ruler (husband?) Kaloomteʼ Bahlam
| predecessor = Chak Tok Ichʼaak II
| successor = Bird Claw
| spouse = Kaloomteʼ Bahlam (possibly)
| issue =
| royal house =
| father = Chak Tok Ichʼaak II (possibly)
| birth_date = 1 September 504
| birth_place = Tikal
| death_date = 527/34
| death_place = Tikal
| date of burial =
| place of burial =
| religion = Maya religion
| signature = Lady of Tikal.svg|
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Lady of Tikal,The ruler's name, when transcribed is IX-KALO꞉M[TEʼ] IX-?-KʼIN?, Martin & Grube 2008, p.38. also known as Woman of Tikal (1 September 504 – after {{circa|527}}), was a queen regnant of the Mayan city of Tikal. She took the throne on 19 April 511 and reigned until about 527.These are the dates indicated in the Maya inscriptions in Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, Birth: 9.3.9.13.3 8 Akʼbal 11 Mol and Accession: 9.3.16.8.4 11 Kʼan 17 (Pop, Martin & Grube 2008, p.38).Martin & Grube 2008, p.38.
Biography
According to the inscription on Stela 23, the Lady of Tikal assumed a leadership role on 19 April 511, at the age of six, but did not rule on her own. Instead, she co-ruled with an individual named Kaloomteʼ Bahlam. She was possibly the daughter of Chak Tok Ichʼaak II. Lady of Tikal was depicted on Stela 23, which was broken and later re-erected incomplete. It is presumed that Stela 6 and Stela 12 also mention Lady of Tikal, but she is referred to by a different name. Her relationship to Bird Claw, who may have been her successor (and the 20th ruler of Tikal), is unknown due to problems deciphering the text of Stela 8, but Bird Claw does not carry the Tikal emblem.Martin & Grube 2008, p.39.
The name "Lady of Tikal" can also refer to Lady Six Sky of Dos Pilas/Naranjo, more commonly known as "Woman of Tikal". The first Lady of Tikal was born in September 504 while Lady Six Sky acceded to the throne at Naranjo in 682.Martin & Grube 2008, p.74.
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References
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- {{cite book|author=Martin, Simon|author-link=Simon Martin (Mayanist)|author2=Nikolai Grube|author2-link=Nikolai Grube|year=2008|title=Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens: Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya|location=London and New York|publisher=Thames & Hudson|edition=2nd|isbn=9780500287262|oclc=191753193}}
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{{S-bef|before=Chak Tok Ichʼaak II}}
{{S-ttl|title=Ajaw of Tikal|years=April 19, 511-c.527|regent1=Kaloomteʼ Bahlam co-ruler}}
{{S-aft|after=Bird Claw}}
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{{Tikal}}
Category:6th-century Maya people
Category:6th-century monarchs in North America
Category:6th-century women monarchs