Perhaps the chief is a K'uhul Ajaw (i.e., a king or divine lord)---which was higher than being a mere Ajaw (i.e., a lord). The Mayans got rid of the K'uhul Ajaws and the Ajaws eventually (see Albert Bates, Theater-States and the Long Count, 2011).
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Mayan artist,
circa year 1 CE--1000?,
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by User:Mini Clever,
2010) /
Public domain.
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