Postclassic Maya City-States (1410s)

Timeline

1. 1411–1415Mayapan · Yucatan PeninsulaThe Cocom lineage presided over league councils at Mayapan, while powerful vassals such as the Xiu clan administered local military and civil affairs. City-states exchanged envoys by convention and jointly maintained temples, sustaining the multi-centered political landscape of the Postclassic Yucatan Peninsula.
2. 1413–1418Campeche coast · Yucatan PeninsulaPort city-states such as Campeche and Bacalar participated in circum-Caribbean and inland Mesoamerican trade with goods including salt, cotton cloth, cocoa, and obsidian. Caravan and canoe routes connected the Yucatan with the Aztec world and the Maya highland states.
3. 1418–1420Uxmal · Yucatan PeninsulaPowerful vassals such as the Xiu clan expanded their influence at places like Uxmal, contesting tribute distribution and military command with Cocom royal authority. The league appeared stable in the late 1410s, but intensifying lineage rivalries foreshadowed the collapse of the Mayapan League in the mid-15th century.