Oxlahuh-Tz'i'

Oxlahuh-Tz'i'
Ahpo Sotz'il of Iximche

Iximche, from where Oxlahuh-Tz'i' ruled
Predecessor Wuqu-Batz'
Successor Hun-Iq'
Spouse(s) unknown queen

Issue

Hun-Iq'
Father Wuqu-Batz'
Mother Wife of Wuqu-Batz'

Oxlahuh-Tz'i' (died on 23 July 1508) was the second Ahpo Sotz'il of Kaqchikel Maya city of Iximche.

Biography

He was a son of his predecessor Wuqu-Batz'. 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-Tz'i' and Kablahuh-Tihax gained a victory over the K'iche' around 1491 when they captured the K'iche' 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-Tz'i' and Kablahuh-Tihax crushed the rebellion on 20 May 1493.[3]

Death

Oxlahuh-Tz'i' died on 23 July 1508 and was succeeded by his son Hun-Iq'.

Family tree

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wuqu-Batz'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oxlahuh-Tz'i'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hun-Iq'

Notes

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