Sak Kʼukʼ

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Sak Kʼukʼ was a Maya queen of Palenque who served as regent and played a crucial role in securing the throne for her son, the famed ruler Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I.

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Sak Kʼukʼ canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya queen
person
regent
associatedWith Palenque inscriptions
Temple of the Inscriptions (Palenque)
birthPlace Palenque
capitalOfRealm Palenque
category Palenque rulers
Queens regnant in the Americas
Women in ancient Mesoamerica
child Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I
country Maya city-state of Palenque
culture Maya civilization
deathPlace Palenque
dynasty Palenque royal dynasty
ethnicity Maya
gender female
governed Palenque polity
hasRole dynastic legitimizer
political leader
religious authority
knownFrom Maya hieroglyphic inscriptions
language Classic Maya language
motherOf Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I
notableFor female rulership in Classic Maya period
securing the throne for Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I
politicalStatus monarch
positionHeld ruler of Palenque
predecessor Ajen Yohl Mat
presentDayLocation Mexico
realm Palenque
regencyFor Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I
region Chiapas
religion Maya religion
residence Palenque
role regent for her son Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I
spouse Kʼan Moʼ Hix
successor Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I
timePeriod Classic Maya period
title queen of Palenque
regent of Palenque

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Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal I mother Sak Kʼukʼ
Kʼan Moʼ Hix spouse Sak Kʼukʼ