At a Glance
- Title
- Kʼuhul ajaw of Mutal (Tikal).
- Reign
- AD 682–734.
- Victory
- 5 Aug 695 over Calakmul; seized palanquin and gods.
- Tomb
- Burial 116 in Temple I with jade mask.
I. Overview
For 130 years Tikal lived under Calakmulʼs shadow after defeat in 562. Jasaw, son of Nuun Ujol Chaak, waited, rebuilt alliances, then struck on 5 Aug 695. Calakmulʼs king fell, its gods were bound and carried to Tikal. Tikal became again greatest city of the Peten (WHE, Tikal; Britannica).
II. Timeline
Accession
Crowned 3 May 682 after Tikalʼs 130-year hiatus with no stelae. Resumed carving — a declaration that Mutal was a kingdom again. Married Lady Lahan Unen Moʼ to secure the east road.
Battle of 695
Met Calakmul in Bajo El Laberinto and won utterly. Seized the Snake kingʼs palanquin and effigies. Altar 5 shows Jasaw with bound captives. Calakmul never fully recovered; Tikal raised Temple I to celebrate.
Temple I Tomb
47 m pyramid with giant roof-comb jaguar. Burial 116 held jade mosaic, pearls, 90 vessels. Son Yikʼin completed it and was buried opposite in Temple II.
III. Gallery
IV. Watch
V. Sources
Sources
- WHE — Tikal.
https://www.worldhistory.org/Tikal/ - Penn Museum Tikal Project.
https://www.penn.museum/sites/tikal/
He felled the flint and shield of Calakmul.— after Tikal Altar 5