Yax Nuun Ayiin
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Yax Nuun Ayiin is the name of two ruling personages deciphered from the inscriptions of the Maya civilization site of Tikal:
- Yax Nuun Ayiin I (died 411), aka "Curl Snout" (reigned 379–ca. 410); Early Classic period ruler of Tikal, 16th ruler in succession counted from the founder
- Yax Nuun Ayiin IIYax Nuun Ayiin IIYax Nuun Ayiin II was a ruler of the Maya civilization polity of Tikal in the Petén Basin region, during the Late Classic period of Mesoamerican chronology. He acceded to the rulership in 768, and ruled for at least twenty-six years to ca. 794...
, aka "Ruler C" (reigned 768–ca. 794); Late Classic period ruler of Tikal, 29th ruler in succession counted from the founder