Yuknoom Head

Yuknoom Head was a king of the Maya Kaan Kingdom. He ruled AD 630-636.

Reign

The campaign to reassert Kaan’s hegemony over Naranjo after its defection following the death of faithful sublord Aj Wosal [Chan K'inich] seems to have been initiated by Yuknoom Head’s predecessor Tajoom Uk'ab K'ahk'. A probable sponsor of two Naranjo defeats by Snake client K'an II of Caracol, Tajoom Uk’ab K’ahk' himself was involved in what might have been a related warfare event in AD 627, but it was Yuknoom Head who took direct and decisive action with a "star war" conquest of Naranjo in 631.
The record of this military victory, carved on Naranjo Hieroglyphic Stairway 1, calls Yuknoom Head the kaanal ajaw ta uxte'tuun - "the Kaan lord at Uxte'tuun", this being the ancient place name of Calakmul. A reasonable inference is that previous Snake kings were based elsewhere.
A second military success, this one against an unknown site, was achieved by Yuknoom Head in 636.
Stelae 76 and 78 can be attributed to Yuknoom Head although they are eroded.