Cocom-Xiu rivalry (Maya)

1441 – 1461 · Cocom dynasty vs Xiu dynasty

The internal revolt and dynastic warfare between the ruling Cocom and the Xiu lineages led to the sack and abandonment of Mayapan around 1441-1461, fragmenting northern Yucatan into rival Maya city-states that the Spanish later exploited.

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