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Postclassic Maya city-state alliances

Type Event Region Central America Time 1371–1380

In the 1370s, the Postclassic Maya on the Yucatán Peninsula centered on Mayapan, with the Cocom-ruled Mayapan alliance integrating most peninsula cit…

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  1. 1371–1376Mayapan · Yucatán StateThe Cocom family, with Mayapan as its capital, integrated the halach uinics (rulers) of vassal city-states such as Chichén Itzá and Uxmal through a council form, sustaining the political alliance of the Yucatán Peninsula through shared rituals and tribute distribution; the 1370s was a period of alliance stability.
  2. 1376–1380Eastern coast of the Yucatán · Yucatán PeninsulaPort city-states such as Tulum and Polancán connected the Yucatán and Honduran coasts via dugout canoes and coastal routes, trading sea salt, obsidian, feathers, and cocoa; the Postclassic Maya economy shifted its focus from inland to coastal trade.

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