Kaminaljuyu

Kaminaljuyu was a state in Maya Lowlands and Highlands (Mesoamerica and Caribbean) that lasted from c. 800 BCE to 800 CE, about 1,599 years. Its people spoke Mayan languages (Classic and Postclassic Maya, K'iche').

Highland Maya city on the site of Guatemala City that controlled the El Chayal obsidian source and dug large irrigation canals. In the 400s it built in the style of Teotihuacan.

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Facts

Dates

c. 800 BCE to 800 CE

Duration

1,599 years

Type

State

Region

Maya Lowlands and Highlands, Mesoamerica and Caribbean

Language family

Mayan

Events in Mesoamerica and Caribbean during its time

• 500 BCE Monte Albán founded
• 32 BCE Early Long Count date at Tres Zapotes
• 200 Pyramid of the Sun completed
• 378 Teotihuacan intervenes at Tikal
• 695 Tikal defeats Calakmul

Neighbours in Mesoamerica and Caribbean

• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE
• Zapotec state (Monte Albán) c. 500 BCE to 850 CE
• Tikal (Mutal) c. 90 to 900 CE
• El Mirador c. 600 BCE to 150 CE
• Kaan kingdom (Calakmul) c. 400 to 900 CE
• Chichen Itza c. 750 to 1200 CE
• Cholula c. 300 BCE to 1519 CE
• El Tajín (Classic Veracruz) c. 600 to 1200 CE
• Caracol 331 to 859 CE
• Copan 426 to 822 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America

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