Oxlahuh-Tzʼiʼ Explained

Oxlahuh-Tzʼiʼ
Predecessor:Wuqu-Batzʼ
Spouse:unknown queen
Father:Wuqu-Batzʼ
Mother:Wife of Wuqu-Batzʼ

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

Biography

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

Reign

Oxlahuh-Tzʼiʼ and Kablahuh-Tihax gained a victory over the Kʼicheʼ around 1491 when they captured the Kʼicheʼ kings Tepepul and Itzayul 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 Hun-Iqʼ.

Notes and References

  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