 Q 'uq'umatz greatly expanded the K 'iche' kingdom, first from Pismachi 'and later from Q'umarkaj. At this time, the K 'iche's were closely allied with the Kaqchikels. Q 'uq'umatz sent his daughter to marry the lord of the K 'oja, a Maya people based in the Cuchumatan mountains, somewhere between Sacapulas and Huehuetenango. Instead of marrying her and submitting to the K'iche '-Kaqchikel alliance, Tekum Sik'om, the K 'oja king, killed the offered bride. This act initiated a war between the K'iche '-Kaqchikel of Q'umarkaj and the K 'oja. Q'uq 'umatz died in the resulting battle against the K'oja.
