Yohl Ikʼnal
| Lady Yohl Ikʼnal | |||||
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| Ajaw | |||||
| Queen of Palenque | |||||
| Reign | 23 December 583 – 7 November 604 | ||||
| Coronation | 23 December 583 | ||||
| Predecessor | Kan Bahlam I | ||||
| Successor | Ajen Yohl Mat | ||||
| Born | Before 583 Palenque, Bʼaakal | ||||
| Died | 7 November 604 Palenque, Bʼaakal | ||||
| Burial | |||||
| Spouse | Janahb Pakal (possibly her son instead) | ||||
| Issue | Ajen Yohl Mat Janahb Pakal (possibly her husband instead) Lady Sak Kʼukʼ | ||||
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| House | Palenque dynasty | ||||
| Dynasty | Bʼaakal dynasty | ||||
| Father | Kʼan Joy Chitam I or Kan Bahlam I | ||||
| Religion | Maya religion | ||||
| Signature | |||||
Yohl Ikʼnal (Mayan pronunciation: [johl ikʼnal]), also known as Lady Kan Ik, Lady Kʼanal Ikʼnal, and sometimes rendered as Ix Yohl Ikʼnal (died 7 November 604), was queen regnant of the Maya city-state of Palenque (ancient Lakamha). She acceded to the throne on 23 December 583 CE and ruled until her death in 604.
Yohl Ikʼnal holds a significant place in Mesoamerican chronology as the first definitively identified female ruler in recorded Maya history to have wielded full royal authority and borne the complete royal title of kʼuhul ajaw (divine lord/lady). Her reign occurred during a turbulent period in the Classic Period, marked by intense rivalry between the great Maya powers of Calakmul and Tikal, conflicts that would profoundly affect Palenque's political fortunes.