At a Glance
- Reign
- AD 734–c.746.
- Father
- Jasaw Chan Kʼawiil I.
- Works
- Completed Temple I, built Temples IV and VI, Twin-Pyramid groups.
- Wars
- Crushed El Peru (Waka) 743–744, seized Calakmulʼs ally Naranjoʼs gods.
I. Overview
Yikʼin inherited Tikal at its restored peak and pushed it higher. His 743–744 campaigns broke El Peru-Waka, Calakmulʼs key ally, and captured its king. Stela 11 shows him with bound captives; Temple IVʼs lintels show his queen. At 70 m Temple IV looked clean over the canopy to rival cities (WHE, Tikal).
II. Timeline
Temple IV
AD 741
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741 — Mountain Over Jungle
Dedicated 741. Nine terraces, giant roof-comb with maize god mosaic. From its top a king saw 30 km of forest — and every enemy saw Tikal. Tallest ancient American building until modern times.
El Peru Broken
AD 743–744
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743–744 — Western Victory
Two campaigns smashed Waka, seized its king and the Maize God effigy. Tikal controlled the San Pedro river trade. Calakmul, already beaten in 695, lost its western shield forever.
III. Gallery
IV. Watch
V. Sources
Sources
- WHE — Tikal.
https://www.worldhistory.org/Tikal/ - Penn Tikal Project.
https://www.penn.museum/sites/tikal/
He raised the mountain; the forest bowed.— after Tikal Stela 11