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Itzamnaaj Bʼalam II was aMayan king who ruled inYaxchilan. 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 calledShield Jaguar by modern writers, based on the nameglyph before the phonetic name was deciphered.

• 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.

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• Medieval kings

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