Ekab
Ekab or Ecab was the name of a Mayan chiefdom of the northeastern Yucatán Peninsula, before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors in the sixteenth century. In the fifteenth century most of Yucatán was controlled by the League of Mayapan. By 1441 there was civil unrest. The provinces of the League rebelled and formed sixteen smaller states. These states were called Kuchkabals. Most Kuchkabals were ruled by a Halach Uinik, but Ekab wasn't. It was divided up into several Batabil. Each Batabil was ruled over by a leader called a Batab. In Ekab the Batabs were supposed to have equal power, but the Batabs on Cozumel had much more power than the others.
Kuchkabal Ekab | |||||||||
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| 1441–1547 | |||||||||
Kuchkabals of Yucatan after 1461. | |||||||||
| Capital | Ekab | ||||||||
| Common languages | Official language: Yucatec | ||||||||
| Religion | Maya religion | ||||||||
| Government | Oligarchy | ||||||||
| Halach Uinik | |||||||||
| Historical era | Medieval / Early Modern | ||||||||
• Established | 1441 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1547 | ||||||||
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