Significant562 CE

Tikal-Calakmul Wars (562 CE)

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Petén · Guatemala

Estimated casualties

Casualty figures unrecorded for this conflict.

Major Maya city-state conflict between Tikal and Calakmul superpowers. Calakmul's forces defeated Tikal in this pivotal engagement, establishing Calakmul dominance in the Petén region for much of the Classic Period.

Belligerents2

Tikal
Calakmul

Sources

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