Palenque, MX
The supposed founder of the Palenque dynasty
Palenque ruins are located in Mexico. Pakal's sarcophagus, built for a very tall man, held the richest collection of jade seen in a Maya tomb. A jade mosaic mask was placed over his face, and a suit made of jade adorned his body, with each piece hand-carved and held together by gold wire. Kʼukʼ Bahlam I, the supposed founder of the Palenque dynasty, is called a Toktan Ajaw in the text of the Temple of the Foliated Cross. The Palenque ruins date from ca. 226 BC to ca. 799 AD.
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