Sky Witness (ruler)

For the British TV channel, see Sky Witness.

Sky Witness was a ruler of the Maya city and major cultural center of Calakmul, also known as Kaan.^[1]

Ut Chanal (Sky Witness)
Ajaw
King of Calakmul/Dzibanche
Reign	561–572
Predecessor	Tuun Kʼabʼ Hix
Successor	Yax Yopaat
Born	Dzibanche
Died	572 Dzibanche
Issue	Yax Yopaat Uneh Chan Lady Che'enal, Queen of Cobá (possibly) Lady Na Chaʼak Kab, Queen of Yo'okop (possibly)
House	Snake dynasty
Father	Tuun Kʼabʼ Hix (possibly)
Mother	Lady Ek' Naah (possibly)
Religion	Maya religion

He took the rulership some time prior to the year 561, and led Kaan into a war with rival Maya city-state Tikal (also known as Mutal), winning a major victory in 562 which broke Mutal's formerly extensive power in the southern Yucatán Peninsula for some decades.