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Event archaeological Americas

Palenque

226 CE

Maya city-state in the jungles of Chiapas with elaborate carved…

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Ancient Maya city-state in Chiapas, Mexico

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Landmark · Americas

Palenque

226 CE – still standing

Maya city-state in the jungles of Chiapas with elaborate carved reliefs

Standing in 226 CE

Records whose own span was running in this exact year.

Egypt Polity · Middle East 3000 BCE – 2026 CE Maya chiefdoms and states Polity · Americas 2000 BCE – 1521 CE Monte Albán Polity · Americas 323 BCE – 700 CE Monte Albán Zapotec Conquest State Conflict · Americas 200 BCE – 500 CE Tikal Landmark · Americas 600 BCE – still standing Isla del Sol Landmark · Americas 2000 BCE – still standing

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208 CE Battle of Red Cliffs 220 CE Three Kingdoms (China) 224 CE Early Sassanid–Roman Wars 229 CE Nanjing 235 CE Crisis of the Third Century 260 CE Sassanid-Roman Wars of the 3rd Century
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