Political reorganization of Maya city-states in the 1120s

Timeline

1. c. 1121–1128Chichén Itzá · Yucatán StateArchaeological and chronological studies show that Chichén Itzá's regional hegemony in the early Postclassic gradually loosened, with reduced elite building activity and population migrating to other centers, creating conditions for peninsula political multipolarity.
2. c. 1124–1130Mayapan · Yucatán StateMayapan is believed to have gradually absorbed surrounding city-states during the mid-Postclassic, forming an alliance structure bound by overlordship, intermarriage, and military obligations, becoming the Yucatán Peninsula's new coordinating center.
3. c. 1125–1130Coastal and inland trade routes of the Yucatán Peninsula · Yucatán PeninsulaLong-distance exchange of salt, cacao, obsidian, and pottery continued to sustain city-state economies, but the shift in political centers redirected some old trade routes and tribute systems, with small-scale conflicts and alliances coexisting among city-states.