Abstract

HELMKE, Christophe  and  SAVCHENKO, Ivan. The Legacy of Lady Six Sky: Problematic Dynastic Successions at Naranjo in the Eighth Century AD. Estud. cult. maya [online]. 2024, vol.64, pp.11-35.  Epub Mar 11, 2025. ISSN 0185-2574.  https://doi.org/10.19130/iifl.ecm.64.2024/0011wx00s891.

The ‘arrival’ of Lady Six Sky in ad 682 has long been recognized as a pivotal turning point in the history of Naranjo, marking the rekindling of the dynasty. The fact that all references to this event are retrospective highlights the diplomatic recourses employed and charisma of Lady Six Sky, which ultimately enabled her to assert herself as regent to the young K’ahk’ Tiliiw Chan Chaahk. Despite such a promising revival, this prolonged regency was inevitably followed by a series of short and mostly unstable reigns. Here we will focus on the legacy of Lady Six Sky’s political activity and re-evaluate the identity of Yax Mayuy Chan Chaahk and K’ahk’ Yipiiy Chan Chaahk. We will attempt to determine whether these were consanguineal relatives, as offspring or younger siblings of K’ahk’ Tiliiw, or high-standing members of the court.

Keywords : Epigraphy; Naranjo; Dynastic History; Order of Succession; Classic Maya.

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