| Tajoom Uk'ab K'ahk' | |
|---|---|
| Ajaw | |
| King ofCalakmul | |
| Reign | 28 March 622 - 1 October 630 |
| Predecessor | Yuknoom Tiʼ Chan |
| Successor | Yuknoom Head |
| Born | Calakmul |
| Died | 1 October 630 Calakmul |
| House | Snake dynasty |
| Father | Uneh Chan |
| Mother | LadyScroll-in-Hand |
| Religion | Maya religion |
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Tajoom Ukʼab Kʼahkʼ[pronunciation?](Ta Batzʼ[pronunciation?]) (died October 1, 630) was aMayaruler of theKaan kingdom.[1] He became aking on March 28, 622.[2]
This ruler's accession is recorded onCaracolStela 22.[3] It is not known where theevent took place, and it may have been before the Kaan polity became centered atCalakmul.Stelae 28 and 29, the first Late Classic monuments at that site, date to AD 623, but the names of the royal couple depicted do not survive, nor is there any sign of thesnake-heademblemglyph of Kaan.
At some point following the demise ofAj Wosal Chan Kʼinich in about 615,Naranjo repudiated the long-standing overlordship of the Snake kingdom. This may have come about as the result of the death of the powerful Kaan monarchScroll Serpent and the temptation of client states to test the mettle of his successors. It may have taken place under Tajoom Ukʼab Kʼahk's immediate predecessorYuknoom Tiʼ Chan, who is known to have been on the throne by 619. It almost certainly had taken place by 626, in Tajoom Ukʼab Kʼahkʼ's fourth year ofreign, when Kaan client Caracol waged two victorious battles against Naranjo.
Tajoom Ukʼab Kʼahkʼ himself may have been involved in a warfare event the following year, but any efforts to rein in the rebellious Naranjo were cut short by his death in 630. Like his accession, his demise is recorded atCaracol, where an inscription also records a gift that he made to theCaracol ruler in 627.[4]
