Yax Yopaat was a Maya king of the Kaan kingdom (Calakmul) who ruled AD 572-579.
His life is mostly a mystery for us today.
A monument at Dzibanche records the celebration of the 9.7.0.0.0 k'atun ending by Yax Yopaat in AD 572; his name also appears on a carved slate mirror-back.Martin and Grube 2008:104 As Sky Witness is thought to have died in 572 and Scroll Serpent acceded in 579, this king would have reigned for about six years.Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens by Simon Martin and Nikolai Grube
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