Kan Maax

King of CAncuen
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Quick Facts

IntroKing of CAncuen
isKing
Work fieldMilitary Royals
Gender
Male
Family
Father:Tajal Chan Ahk
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Biography

Kan Maax (fl. 800CE), alternatively transliterated as K'an Maax, has been identified as the last known ruler of Cancuén, a pre-Columbian Maya polity located at the headwaters of the Pasion River in modern-day Guatemala.
In 2005 an archaeological project working at the site reported that a burial with high-status characteristics had been found. The male individual interred within was reportedly identified as Kan Maax from a necklace bearing his name and title in Maya glyphs.
His body was found with the remains of his queen.

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