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Pacal became king of the Maya city of Palenque in 615 AD when he was only 12, and he ruled for almost 70 years. During that time, many of Palenque’s most famous buildings were built or rebuilt, and the city grew into one of the great Maya centres.

His tomb was hidden deep inside a pyramid called the Temple of the Inscriptions. It was opened in 1952, and inside was a huge carved stone lid covering his stone coffin, as well as a jade mask.