Editing Tikal (section)

====Tikal after Teotihuacan====
By the 7th century, there was no active Teotihuacan presence at any Maya site and the center of Teotihuacan had been razed by 700. Even after this, formal war attire illustrated on monuments was Teotihuacan style.<ref>Miller 1999, p.105.</ref> Jasaw Chan Kʼawiil I and his heir Yikʼin Chan Kʼawiil continued hostilities against Calakmul and its allies and imposed firm regional control over the area around Tikal, extending as far as the territory around Lake Petén Itzá. These two rulers were responsible for much of the impressive architecture visible today.<ref name=w263/>

In 738, Quiriguá, a vassal of Copán, Tikal's key ally in the south, switched allegiance to Calakmul, defeated Copán and gained its own independence.<ref name=af407/> It appears that this was a conscious effort on the part of Calakmul to bring about the collapse of Tikal's southern allies.<ref>Looper 2003, p.79.</ref> This upset the balance of power in the southern Maya area and lead to a steady decline in the fortunes of Copán.<ref>Wyllys Andrews & Fash 2005, p.408.</ref>

In the 8th century, the rulers of Tikal collected monuments from across the city and erected them in front of the North Acropolis.<ref name="Miller 1999, p.33">Miller 1999, p.33.</ref> By the late 8th century and early 9th century, activity at Tikal slowed. Impressive architecture was still built but few hieroglyphic inscriptions refer to later rulers.<ref name=w263>Webster 2002, p.263.</ref>