K'ak' Yipyaj Chan K'awiil, anak saka K'ak' Joplaj Chan K'awiil. Periode awal pamaréntahané tiba ing hiatus Copán, nanging mengko dhèwèké miwiti program pembaruan ing upaya kanggo pulih saka bencana kutha sadurungé. Panjenengané mbangun versi anyar saka Kuil 26, kanthi Tangga Hieroglyphic sing dipasang maneh ing tangga anyar lan tikel kaping pindho. Lima patung ukuran urip saka panguwasa sing lungguh lungguh ing tangga. K'ak' Yipyaj Chan K'awiil tilar donya ing awal 760-an lan bisa uga dikubur ing Kuil 11, sanajan makam kasebut durung digali.Yaxj Chan Yopa was the next ruler in the 16th dynasty, the ruler of the 16th dynasty fell within Copán's hiatus, but later on he began a program of renewal in an effort to recover from the city's earlier disaster. He built a new version of Temple 26, with the Hieroglyphic Stairway being reinstalled on the new stairway and doubled in size.
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