Postclassic Maya coastal and Yucatán political landscape

Timeline

1. 1431–1435Mayapan · Yucatán PeninsulaMayapan, as the inland political center of the Yucatán Peninsula, ruled surrounding city-states through hereditary lineages such as the Cocom and Xiu families, maintaining a system of tribute and military alliances; Postclassic political structures continued to operate here.
2. 1435–1440Maya Caribbean coast · Caribbean SeaCoastal posts such as Tayasal and Potonchán connected the Yucatán and Honduran coasts through canoe and sailboat trade, exchanging salt, obsidian, feathers, and cocoa; the Postclassic economic network continued to expand here.