Classic Maya civilization (c. 250–900 CE)

1. Long Count creation epoch established

   Jan 1, 3114 BCELabels: Long Count, Creation Date

   • MARC
   • Tikal wiki

2. Classic Maya era begins with dated monuments

   Jan 1, 250Labels: Classic Maya, Monument Dating

   • MARC
   • Britannica

3. Tikal Stela 29 set with 292 date

   Jan 1, 292Labels: Tikal, Stela 29

   • Met
   • Tikal wiki

4. Teotihuacan-backed dynasty installed at Tikal

   Jan 1, 378Labels: Tikal, Teotihuacan

   • Maya civ wiki

5. Copán refounded under K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo'

   Jan 1, 426Labels: Cop n, K'inich Yax

   • Cop n wiki
   • Yax K uk

6. Caracol defeats Tikal in a 562 “star war”

   Jan 1, 562Labels: Caracol, Tikal

   • Caracol wiki
   • Tikal wiki

7. K'inich Janaab' Pakal I crowned at Palenque

   Jul 27, 615Labels: Palenque, K'inich Pakal

   • Pakal wiki

8. Dos Pilas founded as Tikal dynastic offshoot

   Jan 1, 629Labels: Dos Pilas, Tikal

   • Dos Pilas wiki

9. Jasaw Chan K'awiil I takes Tikal throne

   May 3, 682Labels: Tikal, Jasaw Chan

   • Jasaw wiki

10. Tikal defeats Calakmul in 695 resurgence

    Jan 1, 695Labels: Tikal, Calakmul

    • Jasaw es wiki

11. Eighteen Rabbit begins reign at Copán

    Jan 2, 695Labels: Cop n, Eighteen Rabbit

    • 18 Rabbit wiki
    • Cop n es

12. Quiriguá captures and executes Copán’s ruler

    May 3, 738Labels: Quirigu, Cop n

    • 18 Rabbit wiki
    • Quirigu wiki

13. Quiriguá dedicates gigantic Stela E

    Jan 24, 771Labels: Quirigu, Stela E

    • Quirigu wiki

14. Copán’s Altar Q dedicated with dynastic lineup

    Jan 1, 776Labels: Cop n, Altar Q

    • Altar Q wiki
    • Cop n wiki

15. Aguateca attacked and rapidly abandoned

    Jan 1, 800Labels: Aguateca, Elite Residences

    • Cambridge Core
    • Aguateca wiki

16. Ukit Took enthroned as last known Copán king

    Feb 6, 822Labels: Cop n, Ukit Took

    • Ukit Took
    • PBS NOVA

17. Seibal refounded under Wat'ul Chatel

    Mar 14, 830Labels: Seibal, Wat'ul Chatel

    • Wat ul Chatel
    • Seibal wiki

18. Wat'ul Chatel erects Seibal’s last dated monument

    Jan 1, 889Labels: Seibal, Wat'ul Chatel

    • Seibal wiki
    • Wat ul Chatel

19. Classic Maya era ends amid collapse of southern lowlands

    Jan 1, 900Labels: Southern Lowlands, Classic Collapse

    • MARC
    • Collapse wiki

20. Toniná records the last known Long Count date

    Jan 1, 909Labels: Tonin, Monument 101

    • Tonin wiki