Since the discovery of Dzibanché’s hieroglyphic stairway and its publication in 2004  it has also been evident that the great Kaanu’l hegemony started out at  the city of Dzibanché, in southern Quintana Roo reaching a first important turning point with the defeat of Tikal in 562. At that time, the Kaanu'l kings had already incorporated into their hegemony most of northern Peten including kingdoms such as La Corona, El Peru, Naranjo and Caracol,  although the locations and modalities of their expansion to the south remained unclear.  After the discovery of references to the Kaanu’l dynasty at Holmul in 2013, we developed the hypothesis that the Kaanu’l kings may have advanced towards TIkal directly, rather than through more convoluted paths. Recent work at Chochkitam, in northeastern Peten, uncovered royal texts and tombs with titles identifying a previously unknown dynasty and Early Classic references to the Kaanu’l supporting the initial hypothesis regarding the possible Kaanu’l progression along the eastern Peten front during the early part of the sixth century, as well as the true identity of the architect of the victory over Tikal.