Eight Deer Jaguar Claw
| Lord Eight Deer Jaguar Claw | |||||
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| Iya (lord, king) | |||||
Lord Eight Deer Jaguar Claw (right) meeting with Toltec ruler Lord Four Jaguar, in a depiction from the Codex Zouche-Nuttall. His name glyph, a deer head and eight dots, is above his head. | |||||
| King of Tututepec (Yucu Dzaa) | |||||
| Reign | 1084–1115 | ||||
| Successor | Lord Four Wind Fire Serpent | ||||
| King of Tilantongo (Nuu Tnoo) | |||||
| Reign | 1097–1115 | ||||
| Successor | Lord Six House Jaguar that Came from the Sky (at Tilantongo) Lord Four Dog Coyote Hunter (at Teozacoalco) | ||||
| Born | 5 October 1063 Tilantongo | ||||
| Died | 1115 Tilantongo | ||||
| Spouse | See list
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| Issue | See list
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| Father | Lord Five Alligator Sun Rain, High Priest of Tilantongo | ||||
| Mother | Lady Eleven Water Bird Jewel | ||||
| Religion | Mixtec religion | ||||
Eight Deer Jaguar Claw (Mixtec: Iya Nacuaa Teyusi Ñaña), or Eight Deer for brevity, was a powerful Mixtec ruler in 11th-century Oaxaca referred to in the 15th-century deerskin manuscript Codex Zouche-Nuttall, and other Mixtec manuscripts. His surname is alternatively translated Tiger-Claw and Ocelot-Claw. John Pohl has dated his life spanning from 1063 until his assassination in 1115.