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Waxaklajuun Ub'aah K'awiil

r. 695–738 · 8th century · Also known as 18 Rabbit, Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil

Waxaklajuun Ub'aah K'awiil, often called 18 Rabbit, was the thirteenth king of the Maya city of Copán. He commissioned the deeply carved stelae of the Great Plaza and the ball court, but in 738 he was captured and beheaded by his former vassal K'ak' Tiliw Chan Yopaat of Quiriguá.

Waxaklajuun Ub'aah K'awiil
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

CopánQuiriguá

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Waxaklajuun Ub'aah K'awiil. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/waxaklajuun-ubaah-kawiil
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