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Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil
Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil (also known by the appellation "18-Rabbit"), was a ruler of the powerful Maya civilization polity associated with the site of Copán (Classic Maya name: Xukpi) from January 2, 695, to 738. Little is known of Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil himself but on May 3, 738, Xukpi, a regional power at the time, suffered a catastrophic defeat at the hands of the polity located at Quiriguá, when Uaxaclajuun was beheaded at the behest of Quiriguá's ruler, Cauac Sky.
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