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The 14 pages that link to Maya kingship, each with the reason it gives.

• Maya civilizationRelated: Rulers used ritual, warfare, and dynastic claims to sustain city-state power.

• Maya calendarRelated: Rulers used dated monuments to place their reigns within historical time.

• Maya astronomyRelated: Rulers used calendrical and celestial associations to frame political legitimacy.

• TikalRelated: Tikal’s rulers commissioned monuments and buildings that made dynastic power visible.

• PalenqueRelated: Palenque’s rulers made kingship visible through inscriptions, ceremonies, and monumental construction.

• Maya artRelated: Royal images present rulers as political leaders and participants in sacred ceremonies.

• Maya mythologyRelated: Maya rulers used divine ancestry and sacred histories to frame political authority.

• Maya architectureRelated: Palaces and ceremonial monuments made royal authority visible in city centers.

• UxmalRelated: Royal authority organized Uxmal’s construction and linked its rulers to sacred power.

• KukulkanRelated: Kukulkan’s associations with authority made the deity relevant to rulers and state ideology.

• Yax Nuun Ahiin INarrower topic: His authority at Tikal was expressed through dynastic succession and monumental commemoration.

• Chan Imix KʼawiilRelated: His authority rested on the political and sacred roles of a Maya ruler.

• Kʼinich Janaabʼ PakalNarrower topic: Pakal’s monuments express the ritual dimensions of his royal office.

• Yax Ehb XookRelated: The tradition naming Yax Ehb Xook as dynasty founder reflects the role of royal lineage.