Sandstone Figure of Ruler 8, Toniná, Ocosingo, Chiapas, Mexico Late Classic Period (AD 600-900)


Ruler 8 Kinich /.../ Chapat reigned in Toniná between 787 and 806 AD. He was the last of the successful warrior Kings of Toniná and erected a number of sculptures of bound prisoners of war adopting the title aj b'olon b'aak, "He of Many Captives" .


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