Ah Kin Chel
Ah Kin Chel was the name of a Maya chiefdom or Kuchkabal of the northern Yucatán Peninsula, before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors in the 16th century.
Kuchkabal Ah Kin Chel | |||||||||
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| 1441–1547 | |||||||||
| Capital | Tecoh | ||||||||
| Religion | Maya religion | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Halach Uinik | |||||||||
• 1441-? | Mo-Chel | ||||||||
• 1527-1547 | Namux Chel | ||||||||
| Historical era | Post classic and Early modern | ||||||||
• Mo-Chel flees Mayapan with his followers to Tecoh where he establishes an independent state | 1441 | ||||||||
• Spanish conquest of Yucatán | 1547 | ||||||||
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Ah Kin Chel was founded with the capital at Tecoh in 1441 by Mo-Chel when the League of Mayapan collapsed and was divided into seventeen nations.
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