Lady Wac-Chanil-Ahau

Lady Wac-Chanil-Ahau

Lady Wac-Chanil-Ahau was a Mayan princess c. 682 A.D. that was part of an arranged marriage between Caracol and Naranjo. Was to re-establish the royal dynasty after Caracol defeated Naranjo in a power struggle.

She was important to politics in classical Mayan civilizations. Her son Smoking Squirrel was an important figure in later Mayan development.

References

* cite book
last = Bulliet
first = Richard W.
authorlink = Richard Bulliet
coauthors = Daniel R. Headrick, Steven W. Hirsch, Lyman L. Johnson, David Northrup
title =The Earth and Its People: A Global History
publisher = Houghton Mifflin Company
pages = 298
isbn =061821464X


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