Itzamnaaj Bahlam II | |
High King of Yaxchilan, Ajaw | |
Succession: | King of Yaxchilan |
Reign: | c.599-611 (possibly) |
Predecessor: | Joy Bahlam II |
Successor: | Kʼinich Tatʼbu Jol III |
Issue: | Kʼinich Tatʼbu Jol III (possibly) |
Father: | Joy Bahlam II (possibly) |
Birth Place: | Yaxchilan |
Death Place: | Yaxchilan |
Religion: | Maya religion |
Itzamnaaj Bʼalam II was a Mayan king who ruled in Yaxchilan. Experts usually date his reign between the end of the 6th century and the beginning of the 7th century, around 599[1] or even until around 610.[2] Very little is known of him. He is also called Shield Jaguar by modern writers, based on the name glyph before the phonetic name was deciphered.