1461 ⟶ League of Mayapan Dissolves; Kuchkabal System Emerges

The League of Mayapan disintegrates. The league is replaced ...
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🤝 Ah Mekat Tutul Xiu Founds the League of Mayapan

Ah Mekat Tutul Xiu unified Uxmal, Mayapan, and Chichen Itza founding The League of Mayapan.⟶
Ah Mekat Tutul Xiu Founds the League of Mayapan (987)
Maya CivilizationPolitical UnificationPre-Columbian AmericaLeagueMesoamerica
MexicoMexico

👑 Aztec Dominance in Mesoamerica Established

1469: Under Moctezuma I, the Aztecs become the dominant power in Mesoamerica.⟶
Aztec Dominance in Mesoamerica Established (1440)
MesoamericaEmpire BuildingIndigenous PeoplesPre-Columbian AmericaPolitical PowerExpansionism
MexicoMexico

👑 Moctezuma I Ascends to Power as Aztec Emperor

Reign of Moctezuma I begins as the fifth tlatoani of Tenochtitlan and emperor of the Aztec Empire.⟶
Moctezuma I Ascends to Power as Aztec Emperor (1440)
Aztec EmpireMesoamericaTlatoaniEmperorIndigenous PeoplesPre-Columbian AmericaPolitical LeadershipExpansionism
MexicoMexico

🏛️ League of Mayapan Dissolves; Kuchkabal System Emerges

The League of Mayapan disintegrates. The league is replaced by seventeen Kuchkabal.⟶
League of Mayapan Dissolves; Kuchkabal System Emerges (1461)
Pre-Columbian AmericaMaya CivilizationPolitical FragmentationRegional PoliticsYucatán PeninsulaIndigenous Politics
MexicoMexico

👑 Axayacatl Becomes Emperor of the Aztec Empire

Reign of Axayacatl begins in the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan as the sixth tlatoani and emperor of the Aztec Triple Alliance.⟶
Axayacatl Becomes Emperor of the Aztec Empire (1469)
Aztec EmpireTlatoaniMesoamericaTriple AllianceIndigenous PoliticsPre-ColumbianGovernance
MexicoMexico

👑 Tizoc Ascends to the Throne of Tenochtitlan

Reign of Tizoc begins as the seventh tlatoani of Tenochtitlan and the emperor of the Aztec Triple Alliance.⟶
Tizoc Ascends to the Throne of Tenochtitlan (1481)
Aztec EmpireTlatoaniTriple AlliancePre-Columbian AmericaGovernanceSuccessionMesoamerica
MexicoMexico