Quiriguá

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Establishment

• January 201: Quiriguá was situated at the juncture of several important trade routes. The site was occupied by 200, construction on the acropolis had begun by about 550, and an explosion of grander construction started in the 8th century.

Chronology

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1. Tikal-Calakmul wars

Were a series of wars, mainly between Tikal and Calakmul on the Yucatán Peninsula.

1.1. Third Tikal-Calakmul War

Was a war between Tikal and Calakmul, two polities of central America.

• January 735: In 734 at Altar M in Quiriguá, K’ak Tiliw Chan Yopaat gave himself the title k’uhul ajaw, thus declaring Quiriguá’s independence from Copán.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

• January 427: In 426, the Copán ruling dynasty was created with K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo' as the first king. The Dynasty went on to have sixteen rulers. Copán is located in modern-day Honduras, as described by Copán Altar Q. Soon thereafter, Yax K'uk' Mo' installed Tok Casper as king of Quiriguá, about 50 km north of Copán.

Disestablishment

• January 1201: Quiriguá was situated at the juncture of several important trade routes. The site was occupied by 200, construction on the acropolis had begun by about 550, and an explosion of grander construction started in the 8th century. All construction had halted by about 850, except for a brief period of reoccupation in the Early Postclassic (c. 900 - c. 1200).