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Sihyaj Chan Kʼawiil II
Ajaw
Sihyaj Chan Kʼawiil II's portrait on Stela 31.
King of Tikal
Reign	26 November 411 - 3 February 456
Predecessor	Yax Nuun Ahiin I
Successor	Kʼan Chitam
Died	3 February 456 Tikal
Burial	Temple 33 (Burial 48)
Spouse	Lady Ahiin
Issue	Kʼan Chitam, King of Tikal Six Sky, King of Río Azul
Father	Yax Nuun Ahiin I
Mother	Lady Kʼinich
Religion	Maya religion
Signature

Sihyaj Chan Kʼawiil II, also known as Storm Sky and Manikin Cleft Sky (died 3 February 456), was an ajaw of the Maya city of Tikal. He took the throne on 26 November 411 and reigned until his death. He was a son of his predecessor Yax Nuun Ahiin I and Lady Kʼinich, and a grandson of Spearthrower Owl. Stela 31, erected during his reign, describes the death of his grandfather in 439; other monuments associated with Sihyaj Chan Kʼawiil II are Stelae 1 and possibly Stelae 28. Tikal Temple 33 was Sihyaj Chan Kʼawiil II's funerary pyramid and his tomb was located beneath it.

Notes

1. The ruler's name, when transcribed is SIH-(Y)AJ-CHAN KʼAWI꞉L, translated "Sky-born Kʼawiil", Martin & Grube 2008, p.34.
2. These are the dates indicated on the Maya inscriptions in Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, Accession: 8.18.15.11.0 3 Ajaw 13 Sak and Death: 9.1.0.8.0 10 Ajaw 13 Muwan, Martin & Grube 2008, p.34.

Footnotes

1. Martin & Grube 2008, p.34.
2. Martin & Grube 2008, pp.34-36.

References

• 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. ISBN 9780500287262. OCLC 191753193.

v t e Tikal
Rulers	Yax Ehb Xook Foliated Jaguar Animal Headdress Sihyaj Chan Kʼawiil I Unen Bahlam Kʼinich Muwaan Jol Chak Tok Ichʼaak I Yax Nuun Ahiin I Sihyaj Chan Kʼawiil II Kʼan Chitam Chak Tok Ichʼaak II Lady of Tikal Kaloomteʼ Bahlam Bird Claw Wak Chan Kʼawiil Animal Skull 23rd Ruler 24th Ruler Nuun Ujol Chaak Jasaw Chan Kʼawiil I Yikʼin Chan Kʼawiil 28th Ruler Yax Nuun Ahiin II Nuun Ujol Kʼinich Dark Sun Jewel Kʼawiil Jasaw Chan Kʼawiil II
Pyramids	Temple I Temple II Temple III Temple IV Temple V Temple VI Temple 33
Architectural Groups	Central Acropolis Mundo Perdido North Acropolis Plaza of the Seven Temples Twin-pyramid complex
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