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Kʼan Moʼ Hix

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Kʼan Moʼ Hix
Nobleman of Palenque
Diedafter 612
WifeSak Kʼukʼ
IssueKʼinich Janaab Pakal I
Ajen Yohl Mat?

Kʼan Moʼ Hix, (lived around 612), was a nobleman of the Maya city-state of Palenque.[1] He was husband of Sak Kʼukʼ, queen of Palenque, and father of Kʼinich Janaab Pakal I, who was one of the greatest rulers of Palenque and was responsible for the construction or extension of some of Palenque's most notable surviving inscriptions and monumental architecture.[2] He could be a possible father of Ajen Yohl Mat.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Skidmore, Joel (2010). The Rulers of Palenque (PDF) (Fifth ed.). Mesoweb Publications. pp. 56–57. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  2. ^ Martin, Simon; Nikolai Grube (2008). Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens: Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya (2nd ed.). London and New York: Thames & Hudson. pp. 162-165. ISBN 9780500287262. OCLC 191753193.