Palenque
former Maya city state in southern Mexico
39 dated entries naming Palenque, drawn from 31 separate years between 397 CE and 736 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.
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4th century
5th century
- 422August 8 – Casper, ruler of the Maya city of Palenquesource
- 431March 10 – Kʼukʼ Bahlam I, the first known ruler of the Mayan city-state of Palenque (the modern-day state of Chiapas in southern Mexico) comes to power and reigns until his death four years later.source
- 435August 10 – A figure known to Mayanist scholars as "Casper" begins a 52-year reign in the Mayan city-state of Palenque what is now the state of Chiapas in southern Mexico, and reigns until his death in 487.source
- 459November 15 – Bʼutz Aj Sak Chiik, king of Palenque (Mexico).source
- 465July 5 – Ahkal Moʼ Nahb I, Maya ruler of Palenque (d. 524)source
- 487July 28 – Bʼutz Aj Sak Chiik becomes the new ruler of the Mayan city-state of Palenque, in what is now the state of Chiapas in southern Mexico, and reigns until his death in 501.source
- 490May 3 – Kʼan Joy Chitam I, ruler of Palenque (d. 565)source
6th century
- 501June 5 – Ahkal Moʼ Nahb I becomes the new ruler of the Mayan city-state of Palenque (in what is now the state of Chiapas in southern Mexico), and reigns until his death in 524.source
- 524November 29 – Ahkal Moʼ Nahb I, ruler of the Maya city of Palenque in what is now the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, dies after a reign of 23 years. The city enters an interregnum which lasts a little over four years.source
- 524September 18 – Kan Bahlam I, ruler of Palenque (d. 583)source
- 529February 25 – Kʼan Joy Chitam I becomes the new ruler of the Mayan city-state of Palenque what is now the state of Chiapas in southern Mexico, ending an interregnum of a little over four years, and reigns until his death in 565.source
- 565February 6 – Kʼan Joy Chitam I, ruler of the Mayan city-state of Palenque, in what is now the state of Chiapas in southern Mexico, dies after a reign of exactly 36 years.source
- 565May 2 – Ahkal Moʼ Nahb II becomes the new ruler of Palenque and reigns until his death in 570.source
- 583Yohl Ikʼnal succeeds Kan Bahlam I as queen of the Maya city of Palenque (Mexico).source
- 583February 1 – Kan Bahlam I, ruler of Palenque (b. 524)source
- 599The Maya city of Palenque (southern Mexico) is plundered by King Scroll Serpent of Calakmul (approximate date).source
- 600600-900 - Palace and Temple of the Inscriptions (tomb-pyramid of K'inich Janaab' Pakal), Palenque, Mexico, are built. Maya culture.source
7th century
- 603Pacal the Great, ruler (ajaw) of Palenque (d. 683)source
- 604November 4 – Yohl Ik'nal, female ruler of Palenque (Mexico)source
- 605Aj Ne' Yohl Mat becomes ruler (ajaw) of the Maya city of Palenque (Mexico). During his reign his kingdom is invaded by people from Calakmul.source
- 612Ajen Yohl Mat, king of Palenquesource
- 612October 22 – Sak Kʼukʼ succeeds her father Ajen Yohl Mat, as queen of the Maya state of Palenque (modern Mexico).source
- 615July 29 – Queen Sak Kʼukʼ is succeeded by her son Pacal the Great, as ruler of the Maya city state Palenque (Mexico). He begins a building program at his capital, that produces some of Maya civilization's finest art and architecture.source
- 635Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II, ruler of Palenque (d. 702)source
- 640September 12 – Sak Kʼukʼ, queen of Palenquesource
- 644K'inich K'an Joy Chitam II, ruler of Palenquesource
- 678Kʼinich Ahkal Moʼ Nahb III, Maya ruler of Palenquesource
- 683Approximate date – The sarcophagus lid in the tomb of K'inich Janaab' Pakal (Shield 2), Temple of the Inscriptions, Palenque, Mexico (Maya culture) is made.source
- 683K'inich Janaab' Pakal ("Pacal the Great"), ruler (ajaw) of the Maya state of Palenque (Mexico), dies after a 68-year reign. He is buried in the Temple of the Inscriptions. He is the longest-reigning monarch in the world until Louis XIV breaks that record in 1711, almost 1028 years later and remains the longest-reigning monarch in the Americas until Elizabeth II breaks that record in 2020, almost 1337 years latersource
- 683K'inich Janaab' Pakal ("Pacal the Great"), ruler (ajaw) of Palenque (b. 603)source
- 684February 10 – Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II accedes to the rulership of the Maya polity of Palenque (modern Mexico).source
- 692The Temple of the Cross at Palenque (Mexico) is constructed to commemorate the rise of King Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II to the throne (approximate date).source
8th century
- 702Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II, ruler of Palenque (b. 635)source
- 702February 20 – Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II, ruler (ajaw) of Palenque, dies after an 18-year reign. He is succeeded by his brother Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II.source
- 711Palenque is conquered by Tonina.source
- 711Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II, ruler of Palenque (or c. 721)source
- 722January 3 – King Kʼinich Ahkal Moʼ Nahb III takes the throne of the Maya city-state of Palenque (southern Mexico).source
- 736Kʼinich Ahkal Moʼ Nahb III, Maya ruler of Palenquesource
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