Editing Copán (section)

===Other early dynastic rulers===
Very little is known about Rulers 3 to 6 in the dynastic succession, although it is known from a fragment of a broken monument reused as construction fill in a later building that one of them was a son of Popol Hol. Ruler&nbsp;3 is depicted on the 8th-century Altar&nbsp;Q, but his name glyph has broken away. Ku&nbsp;Ix was the 4th&nbsp;ruler in the succession. He rebuilt temple 10L-26 in the Acropolis, erecting a stela there and a hieroglyphic step at its base. Although this king is also mentioned on a few other fragments of sculpture, no dates accompany his name. The next two kings in the dynastic sequence are only known from their sculptures on Altar&nbsp;Q.<ref name="Martin & Grube 2000, p. 196">{{harvnb|Martin|Grube|2000|p=196}}.</ref>

B'alam Nehn (often referred to as Waterlily Jaguar) was the first king to actually record his position in the dynastic succession, declaring that he was seventh in line from K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo'. Stela&nbsp;15 records that he was already ruling Copán by AD&nbsp;504. B'alam Nehn is the only king of Copán to be mentioned in a hieroglyphic text from outside of the southeastern Maya region. His name appears in a text on Stela&nbsp;16 from [[Caracol]], a site in [[Belize]]. The stela dates to AD&nbsp;534, but the text is not well understood. B'alam Nehn undertook major construction projects in the Acropolis, building over an early palace with a number of important structures.<ref name="Martin & Grube 2000, p. 197">{{harvnb|Martin|Grube|2000| p=197}}.</ref>

Wil Ohl K'inich, the eighth ruler, is another king known only by his appearance on Altar&nbsp;Q.<ref name="Martin & Grube 2000, p. 197"/> He was succeeded by Ruler&nbsp;9 in AD&nbsp;551, his accession being described on the Hieroglyphic Stairway. He is also depicted on Altar&nbsp;Q even though he ruled for less than two years.<ref>{{harvnb|Martin|Grube|2000|pp=197–198}}; {{harvnb|Sharer|Traxler|2006|p=336}}.</ref>

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The 10th ruler is nicknamed Moon Jaguar by Mayanists. He was a son of B'alam Nehn, the 7th&nbsp;ruler. He was enthroned in May&nbsp;553. His surviving monuments were found in the modern village of Copán Ruinas, which was a major complex during the Classic period. The most famous construction dating to his reign is the elaborate Rosalila phase of Temple&nbsp;16, discovered entombed intact under later phases of the temple during archaeological tunneling work.<ref name="Martin & Grube 2000, pp. 198–199">{{harvnb|Martin|Grube|2000|pp=198–199}}</ref>