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Tzi-Bahlam
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Copan altar Q.jpg
Portraits of Wil Ohl K'inich, Sak-Lu and Tzi-Bahlam on Altar Q
King of Copán
Reign 26 May 553 - 26 October 578
Predecessor Sak-Lu
Successor Kʼakʼ Chan Yopaat
Born 6th century
Copán
Died 26 October 578
Copán
Issue Kʼakʼ Chan Yopaat
Father Bahlam Nehn
Religion Maya religion

Tzi-Bʼalam was the tenth ruler of Copan. He was nicknamed Moon Jaguar by archaeologists. He was a son of Bʼalam Nehn, the 7th ruler. He was enthroned in May 553. His surviving monuments were found in the modern village of Copán Ruinas, which was a major complex during the Classic period. The most famous construction dating to his reign is the elaborate Rosalila phase of Temple 16, discovered entombed intact under later phases of the temple during archaeological tunneling work.

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