Dos Pilas

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Dos Pilas was a powerful Classic-period Maya city-state in present-day Guatemala, known for its militaristic rulers and key role in the political struggles between major regional powers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Classic-period Maya site
Maya city-state
archaeological site
abandonedInCentury 8th century
archaeologicalInvestigationBy Arthur Demarest
archaeologicalProject Petexbatún Archaeological Project
collapseCause internal conflict
warfare
conflictWith Aguateca
Seibal
Tikal–Calakmul rivalry
controlsRegion Petexbatún region
country Guatemala
culture Maya civilization
dynasticOrigin Tikal dynasty
firstRuler Bʼalaj Chan Kʼawiil
flourishedInCentury 7th century
8th century
foundedInYear circa 629
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
trade
hasFeature artificial defensive trenches
hasMonument Hieroglyphic Stairway 2
Hieroglyphic Stairway 2
surface form: Hieroglyphic Stairway 4
hasMonumentType stelae
hasReligion Maya religion
hasStructureType defensive walls
hieroglyphic stairways
palaces
plazas
pyramids
knownFor dynastic inscriptions
militaristic rulers
role in regional power struggles
warfare
locatedIn Guatemala
Maya lowlands
surface form: Maya Lowlands

Petén Department
majorAlly Calakmul
majorRival Tikal
modernAccessPoint Sayaxché
notableRuler Bʼalaj Chan Kʼawiil
Bʼalaj Chan Kʼawiil
surface form: Itzamnaaj Kʼawiil

Bʼalaj Chan Kʼawiil
surface form: Kʼawiil Chan Kʼinich
partOf Petexbatún region
politicalStructure monarchy
primaryLanguage Classic Maya
regionType jungle lowland
timePeriod Classic period
writingSystem Maya script

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