Oxlahuh-Tzʼiʼ

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Oxlahuh-Tzʼiʼ
Ahpo Sotzʼil of Iximche
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Iximche, from where Oxlahuh-Tzʼiʼ ruled
PredecessorWuqu-Batzʼ
Successor
Spouse(s)unknown queen
Issue
FatherWuqu-Batzʼ
MotherWife of Wuqu-Batzʼ

Oxlahuh-Tzʼiʼ (died on 23 July 1508) was the second Ahpo Sotzʼil of Kaqchikel Maya city of Iximche.

Biography[]

He was a son of his predecessor Wuqu-Batzʼ. He had a long and successful reign and lived through the reigns of two of his co-rulers - and .[1]

Reign[]

Oxlahuh-Tzʼiʼ and gained a victory over the Kʼicheʼ around 1491 when they captured the Kʼicheʼ kings and together with the idol of deity Tohil.[2] The captured kings were sacrificed together with a number of nobles and high-ranking soldiers. After this defeat, two Kaqchikel clans rebelled. Oxlahuh-Tzʼiʼ and Kablahuh-Tihax crushed the rebellion on 20 May 1493.[3]

Death[]

Oxlahuh-Tzʼiʼ died on 23 July 1508 and was succeeded by his son .

Family tree[]

Wuqu-Batzʼ
Oxlahuh-Tzʼiʼ

Notes[]

  1. ^ Schele & Mathews 1999, pp. 296-297
  2. ^ Schele & Mathews 1999, p. 297. This event occurred on the day 10 Tzʼiʼ of the Kaqchikel calendar
  3. ^ Schele & Mathews 1999, p. 297
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