Sak K'uk II
| Sak K'uk II | |
|---|---|
| K'uhul Ajaw | |
 | |
| Tenure | 17 March 1902 – 1 October 1933 |
| Predecessor | B'alijaj Chan K'awiil II |
| Successor | B'alam Chan Chakh |
| Born | 3 November 1863 Chak Yaxnah Hokan, K'alak Muul |
| Died | 1 October 1933 (aged 69) North Star Palace, K'alak Muul |
| Burial | |
| Husband | Kaminak |
| Issue | |
| House | Ilok'tab Dynasty |
| Father | K'onache Man |
| Mother | TBD |
Sak K'uk II (Born 03 November 1863, died 01 October 1933) was the Divine Lady of the Mutul from the death of her grandfather in 1902 to her own passing the 7th of July 1933. Her rule was a turning point for the Divine Kingdom, starting with the Arm Race against Belfras, followed by two wars against the same northern neighbor, but also against Kayahallpa.
Her personal life also helped build the memorability of her rule : her father died in 1889 with no male heir. This led to Sak K'uk inheriting the throne directly from her grandfather, but not before her own husband died in 1900. Already a mother, she made the decision to not re-marry, making her the first recorded K'uhul Ajaw to be with no spouse. This did not stop her however from maintaining multiple affairs while on the throne, to the point she was rumored to have transformed the North Star Palace into a male harem. Constantly having to balance the many factions vying for power within her court and the Divine Throne, many of these rumours had been created to weaken her position, and the stories of her various lovers were amplified once again to decridibilize her and her relations. However, she herself made sure that no scandal could put the legitimacy of her only child, B'alam Chan Chakh, born long before she took the throne, into question.
Beside her love life, she was also known for her ruthlessness, enforcing what she called the "morale code" within her court. Said code included rules such as the loss of their rank for any official caught drunk, and corporal punishments for courtisans who did not practice either Gymnastics or Pitz weekly. While the "morale code" reinforced her image as an arbitrary autocrat, it had little to no consequence in the contemporary public opinion, won to her cult of personality that presented her as the "Grandmother of the Nations". She built especially good relations with various popular Oracles and Prophets that then inhabited the Mutulese popular areas, ensuring her positive perception by the common people, but further earning her the ennimity of certain fringes of the nobility.