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| Lord Shield Pacal -- on the lid of his sarcophagus. Photograph copyright Merle Greene Robertson. |
| Lord Shield Pacal was by all accounts a most remarkable man. Apparently in power, at least in name, by the age of 12 1/2, he ruled for almost 70 years. His was a dominant influence at Palenque and he was surely the man responsible for its sudden blossoming c. 9.10.0.0.0. into a major Classic site. His importance is clearly attested to by the apparent desire of later rulers, such as Lord Chan-Bahlum, Lord Hok, Chac Zutz' and Lord Kuk, to mention him with prominence in their own records. |
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