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Monte Albán Zapotec Conquest State

200 BCE – 500 CE · 700 years

From its hilltop capital above the Valley of Oaxaca, the Zapotec state at Monte Albán expanded by military conquest, commemorating subjugated places on the Building J 'conquest slabs' and extending control into the Cuicatlán Cañada.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Monte Albán (Zapotec state)
  • Cuicatlán Cañada polities
  • Mixtec highland groups
  • Valley of Oaxaca rivals

Key moments

Defining events in the Monte Albán Zapotec Conquest State.

  1. c. 200 BCE Conquest of the Cuicatlán Cañada
  2. c. 100 BCE Construction of Building J conquest slabs
  3. c. 100 CE Monte Albán II expansion campaigns

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 200 BCE and 500 CE.

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