Kʼicheʼ kingdom of Qʼumarkaj
CAPITAL CITY OF THE PRE-COLUMBIAN K'ICHE' MAYA OF HIGHLAND GUATEMALA.
Quiché Kingdom of Q'umarkah; K'iche' Kingdom of Q'umarkah; K'iche' Kingdom of Q'umarkaj; K'iche' kingdom of Q'umarkaj; Kʼicheʼ Kingdom of Qʼumarkaj
The Kʼicheʼ kingdom of Qʼumarkaj was a state in the highlands of modern-day Guatemala which was founded by the Kʼicheʼ (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.