Rabbit God K
| Rabbit God K | |
|---|---|
| Ajaw | |
 | |
| King of Ixkun | |
| Reign | c.790-800 |
| Predecessor | Eight Skull |
| Born | Ixkun |
| Died | c.800 Ixkun |
| Father | Eight Skull (possibly) |
| Mother | Lady Ik |
| Religion | Maya religion |
Rabbit God K[1] was one of two known rulers of Ixkun, Mayan city. He was a successor of Eight Skull. His mother was Lady Ik.
Stelae record the visit of Ch'iyel, king of Sacul, to Ixkun on 11 October 790, when Rabbit God K ruled.
Around AD 800 Rabbit God K erected the last sculpted monument at the city and was preparing new construction projects, with construction material piled ready for use in various places in the site core, however these projects were never finished.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Laporte 2005, pp. 224-225
References
[edit]- Laporte, Juan Pedro (2005). "Terminal Classic Settlement and Polity in the Mopan Valley, Petén, Guatemala". In Arthur A. Demarest; Prudence M. Rice; Don S. Rice (eds.). The Terminal Classic in the Maya lowlands: Collapse, transition, and transformation. Boulder: University Press of Colorado. pp. 195–230. ISBN 0-87081-822-8. OCLC 61719499.