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Conflict Americas

Petexbatún Wars

705 CE – 802 CE · 97 years

A cascade of Late Classic Maya conflicts in the Petexbatún region of the Pasión River basin; Dos Pilas fragmented after 761 CE and Aguateca was overrun around 802 CE, contributing to the regional collapse.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Dos Pilas
  • Tamarindito
  • Aguateca
  • Seibal
  • Cancuén

Key moments

Defining events in the Petexbatún Wars.

  1. 735 CE Seibal conquest by Aguateca
  2. 761 CE Tamarindito defeats Dos Pilas
  3. c. 802 CE Sack of Aguateca

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 705 CE and 802 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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