900 CE – 1100 · Toltec Empire vs Maya
Post-Classic period conflicts involved Toltec incursions into Maya territories and influence on Mesoamerican warfare.
The Toltec civilization, centered at Tula in central Mexico, influenced Post-Classic Mesoamerica through military expansion and cultural dissemination. Toltec military innovations, including emphasis on warrior cults and human sacrifice, spread to Maya regions. Chichen Itza shows evidence of Toltec military and cultural influence. Conflicts involved Toltec expansion and Maya resistance. By 1200 CE, Toltec power declined.
Toltec-Maya interaction transformed Post-Classic Mesoamerican warfare culture and religious practice. Toltec warrior ideology influenced subsequent Aztec military organization.
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