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He was sometimes referred to by the name King Curl-Nose or '''Curl-Snout''' before the hieroglyphs for his name were deciphered phonetically. He took the throne of Tikal on 13 September , 379 , soon after the death of previous king Jaguar-Paw, apparently in battle. Nun Yax Ayin was a son of Spearthrower Owl , a lord of Teotihuacan (probably that city's king) in Central Mexico. The installation of a Teotihuacano noble on the throne of Tikal marks a high point of Teotihuacan influence in the central Maya lowlands. Nun Yax Ayin may have been a child or youth at the time of his corrination, and the early years of his reign seems to have been dominated by one of his father's generals, Siyah K'ak' , in a sort of regency. His tomb, known as "burial 10", was discovered by University Of Pennsylvania Archeologists . He was succeeded as ruler of Tikal by his son Siyah Chan K'awil , probably in 411 . |
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