Board Thread:Timeline Discussions/@comment-5018798-20130810100936

Right. The correct title for a Mayan 'king', 'chief', 'overlord', 'emperor' or other leader of such standing is Ajaw.

Granted this comes in many spelling variantions (Capitals denote stress):

AJAW

a-AJAW

AJAW-wa

a-ja-wa

And if you want even greater honour ascribed (say in a unified Maya state) add K'inich (Great Sun) to the front with a hyphen (K'inich-Ajaw).

Could I request slightly more linguisticly correct titles please? After all we wouldn't call a King a Czar or a Sultan! 