Lady Yax Ahau Xoc | |
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Ajaw | |
Queen consort of Tikal | |
Tenure | c.742-755 |
Born | Palenque |
Died | After 755 Tikal |
Spouse | Yikʼin Chan Kʼawiil |
Issue | 28th Ruler Yax Nuun Ahiin II |
Father | Kʼinich Ahkal Moʼ Nahb III, King of Palenque |
Mother | Lady Men Nik |
Religion | Maya religion |
Yax Ahau Xoc (8th-century) was a Mayan Queen of Tikal and the wife of Yik'in Chan K'awiil.[1] Her personal name is unknown; in official writings, her son Yax Pasaj Chan Yopat identified her by the name and title Yax Ahau Xoc ("A Noble Young Reader" or "The Young Lord's Counter"). She was also historically known as Chac Nik Ye ("Lady of Palenque"), from the family of Pacal the Great.