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During the Classical Era (AD 250 - 900), the Maya civilization began producing mighty kingdoms that would wage war with one another over dominating the Lowlands and Yucatan.
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Music used:
"The Sky of our Ancestors" by Kevin MacLeod
Notes:
- Obviously a lot of history is lost and while some dates are amazingly precise, others are vague and had to be estimated.
- Technically all the city-states were their own "kingdoms" in a way, but there was no way I could map all several hundred of them.
- Most kingdoms were really one city-state dominated others and making them vassals rather than outright conquest.
Sources:
- Barrientos Q., Tomás, Marcello A. Canuto, and David Stuart. “The Rise, Expansion, and Endurance of Kaanul: The View from Northwestern Peten.” Ancient Mesoamerica 35, no. 3 (2024): 689–707. doi.org/10.1017/s0956536122000189.
- “Chichen Itza History.” Chichen Itza, n.d. chichenitza.com/history.
- “Cotzumalguapa.” ORIAS, n.d. https://orias.berkeley.edu/resources-teachers/societies-americas/cotzumalguapa.
- “Izapa and the Development of Early American States.” University at Albany, May 27, 2021. https://www.albany.edu/news-center/news/2021-izapa-and-development-early-american-states.
- Kultermann, Andreas. “Ruta Maya.” Yaxchilan, 2002. shawnk.com/mayans/yaxilan.htm.
- Martin, Simon. Ancient Maya Politics: A Political Anthropology of the Classic Period 150-900 CE. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2020.
- Martin, Simon, and Nikolai Grube. Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens: Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya. London: Thames & Hudson, 2008.
- Nondédéo, P., Patiño, A., Sion, J., Michelet, D., Morales-Aguilar, C., 2013. Crisis multiples en Naachtún: aprovechadas, superadas e irreversibles. Millenary Maya Societies, Past Crises and Resilience, pp. 122–147.
During the Classical Era (AD 250 - 900), the Maya civilization began producing mighty kingdoms that would wage war with one another over dominating the Lowlands and Yucatan.
➤ Support this channel with my Patreon!: patreon.com/emperortigerstar
Music used:
"The Sky of our Ancestors" by Kevin MacLeod
Notes:
- Obviously a lot of history is lost and while some dates are amazingly precise, others are vague and had to be estimated.
- Technically all the city-states were their own "kingdoms" in a way, but there was no way I could map all several hundred of them.
- Most kingdoms were really one city-state dominated others and making them vassals rather than outright conquest.
Sources:
- Barrientos Q., Tomás, Marcello A. Canuto, and David Stuart. “The Rise, Expansion, and Endurance of Kaanul: The View from Northwestern Peten.” Ancient Mesoamerica 35, no. 3 (2024): 689–707. doi.org/10.1017/s0956536122000189.
- “Chichen Itza History.” Chichen Itza, n.d. chichenitza.com/history.
- “Cotzumalguapa.” ORIAS, n.d. https://orias.berkeley.edu/resources-teachers/societies-americas/cotzumalguapa.
- “Izapa and the Development of Early American States.” University at Albany, May 27, 2021. https://www.albany.edu/news-center/news/2021-izapa-and-development-early-american-states.
- Kultermann, Andreas. “Ruta Maya.” Yaxchilan, 2002. shawnk.com/mayans/yaxilan.htm.
- Martin, Simon. Ancient Maya Politics: A Political Anthropology of the Classic Period 150-900 CE. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2020.
- Martin, Simon, and Nikolai Grube. Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens: Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya. London: Thames & Hudson, 2008.
- Nondédéo, P., Patiño, A., Sion, J., Michelet, D., Morales-Aguilar, C., 2013. Crisis multiples en Naachtún: aprovechadas, superadas e irreversibles. Millenary Maya Societies, Past Crises and Resilience, pp. 122–147.
