Itzamnaaj Bahlam II

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.

Itzamnaaj Bahlam II
High King of Yaxchilan, Ajaw
King of Yaxchilán
Reign	c.599-611 (possibly)
Predecessor	Joy Bahlam II
Successor	K'inich Tat'bu Jol III
Born	Yaxchilán
Died	Yaxchilán
Issue	K'inich Tat'bu Jol III (possibly)
Father	Joy Bahlam II (possibly)
Religion	Maya religion

References

1. Martin & Grube 2000, p. 118
2. Belyev, D.D.; Safronov, А. В. "Правители Яшчилана" (in Russian). «МесоАмерика.Ru». Archived from the original on 2013-04-17. Retrieved 2012-11-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

Bibliography

• Martin, Simon; Nikolai Grube (2008). Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens: Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya (2nd, revised ed.). London and New York: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-28726-2. OCLC 191753193.
• Schele, Linda; David Freidel (1992). A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya (pbk reprint ed.). New York: Harper Perennial. ISBN 0-688-11204-8. OCLC 145324300.
• Sharer, Robert J.; Loa P. Traxler (2006). The Ancient Maya (6th, fully revised ed.). Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-4816-0. OCLC 28067148.