Chichén Itzá Maya City

Timeline

1. c. 1000–1070Core area of Chichén Itzá · YucatánAround the late 10th century Chichén Itzá absorbed Toltec warrior, feathered-serpent worship, and colonnaded architectural elements; the Kukulcán pyramid and Temple of the Warriors were built in succession, and the city became the dominant city-state of the northern Yucatán Peninsula.
2. c. 1071–1080Chichén Itzá ritual and trade center · YucatánAround 1071–1080 Chichén Itzá controlled the peninsula's northern salt industry and coastal trade; the great ballcourt and Sacred Cenote rituals sustained the city-state's religious authority, and its hybrid architectural language spread to neighboring Maya city-states.
3. 1200–1250Northern Yucatán Peninsula · Yucatán PeninsulaAfter the 12th century Chichén Itzá's political influence waned and the peninsula's center of power shifted to city-states such as Mayapan; the site continued to receive Maya pilgrims and retained ritual importance before the Spanish conquest.