Mayapan

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Mayapan

Mayapan is a former city in the center of Yucatán State, México. It gained prominence as the center of the Mayapan League (Luub Mayapan) in post-Classical times, and was abandoned in the 15th century.

Year	Population	Political entity
1200 CE	25,000¹	Luub Mayapan
1300 CE	25,000¹	Luub Mayapan
1400 CE	25,000¹	Luub Mayapan

External references

Part of the Mayapan ruins, Yucatán state, México

Historical maps

map showing Yucatán state, México, 1200-1400 CE

Footnotes

1. Continental Tables and Maps: The Americas, in Tertius Chandler, Four Thousand Years of Urban Growth, 2nd ed. (The Edwin Mellen Press, 1987). In 1200, 1300 and 1400 it may have been the largest city in southeastern México.