Quiriguá defeats Copán
A vassal captures and sacrifices its overlord's king
Kʼakʼ Tiliw Chan Yopaat of Quiriguá, a former vassal of Copán, captured and executed the Copán king Uaxaclajuun Ubʼaah Kʼawiil. Quiriguá became independent and grew rich on trade along the Motagua valley. To mark the victory it raised the tallest Maya stelae; Stela E stands over 10 metres high.
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Meanwhile around the world (±25 years)
Europe
- 732 Battle of Tours — 6 years earlier
Middle East
- 750 Abbasid Revolution — 12 years later
- 762 Founding of Baghdad — 24 years later
Asia
- 732 The Orkhon inscriptions — 6 years earlier
- 755 The An Lushan Rebellion — 17 years later
- c. 760 Kailasa Temple at Ellora — 22 years later
Alive at the time
- Li Bai (aged 37)
- Emperor Kanmu (aged 1)
- Lady Six Sky (aged 56)