Quiché' Kingdom of Q'umarkaj

The Kiche kingdom of Qumarkaj was a state in the highlands of modern-day Guatemala which was founded by the Kiche (Quiché) Maya in the thirteenth century, and which expanded through the fifteenth century until it was conquered by Spanish and Nahua forces led by Pedro de Alvarado in 1524. The Kiche kingdom reached its height under the king Kiqab who ruled from the fortified town of Qumarkaj (also called by its Nahuatl name Utatlán) near the modern town of Santa Cruz del Quiché. During his rule the Kiche ruled large areas of highland Guatemala extending into Mexico, and they subdued other Maya peoples such as the Tzutujil, Kaqchikel and Mam, as well as the Nahuan Pipil people.

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