The Kaan kingdom was a dominant entity in the Maya lowlands reaching its peak of power and influence between 500 and 750 AD, at the year 636 the capital was moved from Dzibanche to Calakuml where it had hegemony over the region for about two centuries.

During the 6th century, the Kaan kingdom and its rulers began military campaigns, establishing alliances, supervising the enthronizations in allied places, and making nearby sites tributary in order to control the trade routes.

In this period, the influence of Dzibanche spread throughout the region and the emblem glyph of the Kaanu'l was recorded in some monuments of several subordinate neighboring sites such as El Resbalón, Pol Box and Los Alacranes.

Dzibanche recovered from this internal crisis and remained as a political power center governed by a part of the Kaanu'l dynasty who achieved some victories against neighboring sites and continued with the urban development of the city.

[8] In 686 Yuknoom Yich'aak K'ahk' came to power, by that time Tikal was beginning to re-emerge and in the year 695 it achieved an important victory against Calakmul, politically weakening the Kaan kingdom and reducing its hegemonic regime.