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Based on the available evidence, it seemed a reasonable inference that it was K'inich B'aaknal Chaak who avenged the capture of his predecessor by Palenque. Clearly someone from Toniná had made their way via the Tulija Valley and penetrated into the very center of Palenque to capture K'inich Kan Joy Chitam in AD 711. Although we don't have a death date for K'inich B'aaknal Chaak, there was good reason to believe that he was still ruler of Toniná at this date.

The Tulija Valley. This was the route between Toniná and Palenque used by the great explorers Stephens and Catherwood. Photo: Joel Skidmore.