Pakal (disambiguation)

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Pakal may refer to:

Items relating to the Mayans

Pakal (also spelled Pacal; meaning "shield" in several Maya languages) forms the (common) name or part of the full name of several pre-Columbian Maya personages identified in the monumental inscriptions of sites in the Maya region of Mesoamerica. As such this may refer to:

At Palenque:

Janahb Pakal (d. c.612) aka Janaab' Pakal; Pakal "the Elder", nobleman of Palenque,
K'inich Janaab Pakal I (603–683), aka Pakal "the Great", or "Sun-Shield", 11th ruler,
K'inich Janaab Pakal II (fl. c. 742), aka Upakal K'inich; U Pakal K'inich, 15th ruler,
Janaab Pakal III (fl. c. 799), aka 6 Kimi Pakal, Janaab' Pakal III; 18th and last known named ruler.

At Chichen Itza:

K'ak'upakal (fl. 9th century), aka K'ak' Upakal; mid to late 9th century ruler at Chichen Itza

At Yaxchilan:

Lady Pacal of Yaxchilan

Places in Iran

Other uses

Pakal (film), a 2006 film
Pakal Dul Dam, proposed in India
Pakal Nakshatrangal, a 2008 Malayalam film written & directed by Rajeev Nath

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