Biography
His parents are not known. He was a successor of the king Itzamnaaj K'awiil.
The fact that Ucha'an K'in B'alam followed Itzamnaaj K'awiil on the throne even though the latter probably had a son, can be explained in this way: the royal prince was too young to assume the rulership on his own, so there was a need for his regent.
One depiction shows us Ucha'an K'in B'alam presiding over a ritual featuring a young boy, presumably the prince and his successor K'awiil Chan K'inich.
Ucha'an K'in B'alam is famous for capturing Yich'aak B'alam, king of Seibal.
He erected victory monuments at both Dos Pilas and Aguateca.
He died on May 28, 741.
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