Chakán Putum
Kuchkabal Chakan Putum | |||||||||
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| 1441–1547 | |||||||||
Kuchkabals of Yucatan after 1461. | |||||||||
| Capital | Chakan Putum | ||||||||
| Common languages | Official language: Yucatec | ||||||||
| Religion | Maya religion | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Halach Uinik | |||||||||
| Historical era | post classic period / Early Modern | ||||||||
• Established | 1441 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1529 | ||||||||
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Chakán Putum was the name of a Mayan chiefdom of the southwestern Yucatán Peninsula, before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors in the 16th century. Its capital city was a major Mayan port city with some 8000 buildings. The modern city of Champotón, Campeche was constructed at this location.