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Caracol–Naranjo Wars

626 CE – 800 CE · 174 years

A century and a half of Classic Maya warfare between Caracol and Naranjo, documented on hieroglyphic stairways, with Caracol sacking Naranjo in 631 CE before Naranjo's revival under Lady Six Sky and her son K'ahk' Tiliw Chan Chaak.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Caracol (K'an II, K'inich Joy K'awiil)
  • Naranjo (Wak Chanil Ajaw dynasty)
  • Calakmul (shifting allegiance)

Key moments

Defining events in the Caracol–Naranjo Wars.

  1. 626 CE Caracol star-war defeat of Naranjo
  2. 631 CE Caracol sack of Naranjo
  3. 710 CE Naranjo defeats Yaxhá

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 626 CE and 800 CE.

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And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

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