Second Tikal-Calakmul War
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Was a war between Tikal and Calakmul, two polities of central America.
Chronology
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January 651: Dos Pilas was a Mayan city-state ruled by B'alaj Chan K'awiil, the brother of the king of Tikal. In 650, it was conquered by the rival city-state of Calakmul after years of intense warfare between the two powers.
January 658: B'alaj Chan K'awiil initially fled into exile, but then opted to switch sides and restored his rule of Dos Pilas, this time under Calakmul's dominance. Supported by his new allies, Dos Pilas consequently began a destructive "proxy war" against its old mother city. He won the war with Tikal, captured and sacrificed the city's ruler (his own brother).
January 696: From then until 695, three years after B'alaj's death, Calakmul factually dominated Tikal. In 695, under the leadership of Jasaw Chan K'awiil I, Tikal won a major battle with Calakmul and turned the tables.
