Yax Kuk Mo dynasty

Yax Kuk Mo
Yax K'uk' Mo'

Primer Quetzal Guacamayo
Yax Kuk Mo; Yax K'uk' Mo'; Primer Quetzal Guacamayo
Royal House
	Glyph of Copan used by the royal family
Country	Kingdom of Oxwitik
Current region	Honduras
Founded	426 a.C
Founder	K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo'
Final head	Yax Pashah
Titles	Ahau/Ajaw (My lord); k'ul ajaw (Heavenly lord); Ochk'in kaloomte (Lord of the west); King of Copan;
Dissolution	810 a.C

The Yax Kuk Mo dynasty was the royal house that reigned in the city-state of Copan (Oxwitik) for four centuries. This was installed in the city in the year 426 a.C, due to Teotihuacan influence and military support from the ruler Sihyaj Chan K'awiil II of Tikal, who ruled between the 5th and 9th centuries. The architectural works (buildings, pyramids, statues, temples, altars and sports centers) built in Copán during the rule of the Yax K'uk Mo' dynasty are preserved to this day, being accessible to the general public. Yax Kuk Mo In mayan means First Quetzal Macaw.^[1]^[2]

^ Martin, Simon; Grube, Nikolai (2000). Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens: Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya. London and New York: Thames & Hudson. p. 202. ISBN 0-500-05103-8. OCLC 47358325.
^ Sharer & Traxler 2006, pp. 322, 333–338.

[1] Martin, Simon; Grube, Nikolai (2000). Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens: Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya. London and New York: Thames & Hudson. p. 202. ISBN 0-500-05103-8. OCLC 47358325.

[FOOTNOTESharerTraxler2006322,_333–338-2] Sharer & Traxler 2006, pp. 322, 333–338.

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