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| name =Yax Pasaj Chan Yopaat
| title =[[Ajaw]]
| image=
| caption =
| succession =[[Ajaw|King]] of [[Copán]]
| reign = 2 July 763 - c.810{{citation needed|date=June 2014}}
| predecessor =[[K'ak' Yipyaj Chan K'awiil]]
| successor =[[Ukit Took]]
| spouse =
| issue = [[Ukit Took]]
| father =[[K'ak' Yipyaj Chan K'awiil]]
| mother =A noblewoman/princess of [[Palenque]]
| birth_date = c.754
| birth_place =[[Copán]]
| death_date = c.{{Death date and age|810|||754|||df=y}}
| death_place =[[Copán]]
| religion =[[Maya religion]]
|}}


'''Yax Pasaj Chan Yopaat''', also known as '''Yax Pasaj Chan Yoaat''', '''Yax Pac''' and '''Yax Pasah''', was ruler of the [[Maya civilization|Maya]] kingdom of '''Xupki''' from 763 to 810 or later. This is on the site of the city of [[Copán]] in western [[Honduras]]. He is the king who made [[Copán Altar Q|Altar Q]].
'''Yax Pasaj Chan Yopaat''',{{Pronunciation needed|date=April 2023}} also known as '''Yax Pasaj Chan Yoaat''',{{Pronunciation needed|date=April 2023}} '''Yax Pac'''{{Pronunciation needed|date=April 2023}} and '''Yax Pasah''',{{Pronunciation needed|date=April 2023}} was ruler of the [[Maya civilization|Maya]] kingdom of '''Xukpi''' from 763 to 810 or later. This is on the site of the city of [[Copán]] in western [[Honduras]]. He is the king who made [[Copán Altar Q|Altar Q]].


He was the sixteenth and last king in line, whose name translates as ´New son on the Horizon´. He was the son of Smoke Shell and a noble woman of [[Palenque]], and as soon as had been crowned in AD 736 he began a program of artistic and architectural improvement of the city, which included the renovation of the structures built by his predecessors and the encouragement of the work of scientists and scribes. Moreover, he was also responsible for a series of agricultural improvements which led to a great increase in population. It was this king who commissioned [[Copán Altar Q|Altar Q]]. In a frieze he is depicted receiving the royal scepter from the founder of the dynasty [[K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo']]. By the time of his death in 800, nearly all the structures still visible on the Acropolis of the city today were standing complete. After his death [[Copán]] begun to sink into a period of decline.
He was the sixteenth and last king in line, whose name translates as 'New son on the Horizon'. He was the son of Smoke Shell and a noble woman of [[Palenque]], and as soon as he had been crowned in AD 763 he began a program of artistic and architectural improvement of the city, which included the renovation of the structures built by his predecessors and the encouragement of the work of scientists and scribes. Moreover, he was also responsible for a series of agricultural improvements which led to a great increase in population. It was this king who commissioned [[Copán Altar Q|Altar Q]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Expedition Magazine - Penn Museum |url=https://www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/copan-altar-q/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=www.penn.museum}}</ref> In a frieze he is depicted receiving the royal scepter from the founder of the dynasty [[K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo']]. By the time of his death in 800, nearly all the structures still visible on the Acropolis of the city today were standing complete. After his death [[Copán]] begun to sink into a period of decline, due to ineffective ruling authority. This resulted in the emigration of Copan's people to other city states.

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Latest revision as of 13:05, 20 October 2023

Yax Pasaj Chan Yopaat
Ajaw
King of Copán
Reign2 July 763 - c.810[citation needed]
PredecessorK'ak' Yipyaj Chan K'awiil
SuccessorUkit Took
Bornc.754
Copán
Diedc.810(810-00-00) (aged 55–56)
Copán
IssueUkit Took
FatherK'ak' Yipyaj Chan K'awiil
MotherA noblewoman/princess of Palenque
ReligionMaya religion

Yax Pasaj Chan Yopaat,[pronunciation?] also known as Yax Pasaj Chan Yoaat,[pronunciation?] Yax Pac[pronunciation?] and Yax Pasah,[pronunciation?] was ruler of the Maya kingdom of Xukpi from 763 to 810 or later. This is on the site of the city of Copán in western Honduras. He is the king who made Altar Q.

He was the sixteenth and last king in line, whose name translates as 'New son on the Horizon'. He was the son of Smoke Shell and a noble woman of Palenque, and as soon as he had been crowned in AD 763 he began a program of artistic and architectural improvement of the city, which included the renovation of the structures built by his predecessors and the encouragement of the work of scientists and scribes. Moreover, he was also responsible for a series of agricultural improvements which led to a great increase in population. It was this king who commissioned Altar Q.[1] In a frieze he is depicted receiving the royal scepter from the founder of the dynasty K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo'. By the time of his death in 800, nearly all the structures still visible on the Acropolis of the city today were standing complete. After his death Copán begun to sink into a period of decline, due to ineffective ruling authority. This resulted in the emigration of Copan's people to other city states.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Expedition Magazine - Penn Museum". www.penn.museum. Retrieved 2023-04-13.