Quiriguá (Spanish pronunciation: [kiɾiˈɣwa]) is an ancient Maya archaeological site in the department of Izabal in south-eastern Guatemala. It is a medium-sized...
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king of Quiriguá. This unexpected defeat resulted in a 17-year hiatus at the city, during which time Copán may have been subject to Quiriguá in a reversal...
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Calakmul (section Calakmul and Quiriguá)
wider Maya stage. Wamaw K'awiil is named at Quiriguá on the southern periphery of Mesoamerica. Quiriguá traditionally had been a vassal of its southern...
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Altar Q. Soon thereafter, Yax K'uk' Mo' installed Tok Casper as king of Quiriguá, about 50 km north of Copán. The city reached its peak in 450 CE when it...
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Kʼakʼ Tiliw Chan Yopaat (category Quiriguá)
city-state of Quiriguá. Kʼakʼ Tiliw Chan Yopaat ruled the city from 724 to 785 AD. The most significant event of his reign—and of Quiriguá's history—occurred...
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Dos Pilas. K'ak' Tiliw Chan Yopaat, Ajaw of Quiriguá was one of the key people during the third war. Quiriguá was a province of Copán, then in 734 K'ak'...
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Quirigua is a station that is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, which opened in the year 2000. The station is located in...
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Third Tikal–Calakmul War (section Before Quiriguá)
regional ruler of Quiriguá. In 734 at Altar M in Quiriguá, K’ak Tiliw Chan Yopaat gave himself the title k’uhul ajaw, thus declaring Quiriguá’s independence...
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his vassal, king Kʼakʼ Tiliw Chan Yopaat of Quiriguá. The captured lord of Copán was taken back to Quiriguá and was decapitated in a public ritual. It...
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Los Amates (section Quiriguá)
6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the ruins of the ancient Maya city of Quiriguá. Quiriguá is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Los Amates. It is a medium-sized...
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