Maya Postclassic Yucatán

Name: Maya Postclassic Yucatán
Start: 1190
End: 1199

Type Event Region Mesoamerica Time 1190–1199

In the late 12th century, the Yucatán Peninsula entered the key phase of the Postclassic period, with city-states like Chichén Itzá rebuilding power …

Timeline

1190–1195Maya lowlands · PeténGreat Classic-period cities such as Tikal and Palenque had long declined; population and political centers shifted to the northern Yucatán and the coast, and Postclassic regional reorganization markedly accelerated at this stage.
1195–1199Chichén Itzá · YucatánUnder the influence of a Toltec-Maya hybrid culture, Chichén Itzá expanded its pyramids and ball courts, becoming one of the most influential Postclassic city-states on the Yucatán Peninsula, controlling inland and coastal trade nodes.

Sources

The Ancient Maya — Robert J. Sharer and Loa P. Traxler (2006)