People / group

Tutul Xiu

Also known as Xiu dynasty

The Tutul Xiu were a Maya ruling lineage of northern Yucatán, associated with Uxmal and, after the fall of Mayapán in the mid-15th century, with the town of Maní. Their rulers, the halach uinic, governed a province of many towns. In 1542 Ah Kukum Xiu submitted to the Spanish, and the family kept noble status and genealogical records under colonial rule.

Tutul Xiu
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UxmalLeague of MayapanManíSotuta

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Tutul Xiu. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tutul-xiu
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