Tepanec War

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The Tepanec War was a pivotal early 15th-century conflict in central Mexico in which subject city-states, led by Tenochtitlan and its allies, overthrew Tepanec dominance and cleared the way for the rise of the Aztec Triple Alliance empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesoamerican war ⓘ
conflict ⓘ
war ⓘ
commandedBy Itzcoatl ⓘ
Nezahualcoyotl ⓘ
Totoquihuaztli I ⓘ
conflictType civil war within the Tepanec sphere ⓘ
documentedIn Codex Chimalpahin ⓘ
Codex Xolotl ⓘ
Crónica Mexicayotl ⓘ
linked to: Codex Azcatitlan

works of Fernando Alva Ixtlilxochitl ⓘ
endTime c. 1428 ⓘ
followedBy Aztec imperial expansion in Central Mexico ⓘ
hasCause Maxtla’s attempt to consolidate power over subject cities ⓘ
Texcoco’s resistance to Tepanec domination ⓘ
assassination of Chimalpopoca ⓘ
succession crisis in Azcapotzalco ⓘ
hasEffect destruction of Azcapotzalco’s political dominance ⓘ
expansion of Tenochtitlan’s power ⓘ
foundation of the Aztec Empire ⓘ
overthrow of Tepanec hegemony in the Valley of Mexico ⓘ
redistribution of tribute rights among victorious cities ⓘ
restoration of Nezahualcoyotl to the throne of Texcoco ⓘ
rise of the Aztec Triple Alliance ⓘ
hasParticipant Acolhua people ⓘ
linked to: Acolhua

Azcapotzalco ⓘ
Chalco ⓘ
Coatlan ⓘ
Coyoacan ⓘ
linked to: Coyoacán

Culhuacan ⓘ
linked to: Culhuacán

Huexotla ⓘ
Itzcoatl ⓘ
Maxtla ⓘ
Mexica (Aztecs) ⓘ
linked to: Mexica

Nezahualcoyotl ⓘ
Tayauh ⓘ
Tenochtitlan ⓘ
Tepanec people ⓘ
linked to: Tepanec

Tepetlaoztoc ⓘ
Texcoco ⓘ
Tlacopan ⓘ
linked to: Tlacopan polity

Tlatelolco ⓘ
linked to: Tlatelolco altepetl

Totoquihuaztli I ⓘ
Xochimilco ⓘ
languageOfSources Nahuatl ⓘ
locatedIn Central Mexico ⓘ
Valley of Mexico ⓘ
mainBattle siege of Azcapotzalco ⓘ
linked to: Tepanec War
opposedBy Maxtla ⓘ
partOf history of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica ⓘ
precededBy Tepanec expansion under Tezozomoc ⓘ
result creation of the Triple Alliance of Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan ⓘ
defeat of Maxtla ⓘ
victory of the coalition led by Tenochtitlan and Texcoco ⓘ
significantFor consolidation of the political structure of the Aztec Empire ⓘ
transition from Tepanec to Mexica dominance ⓘ
startTime c. 1426 ⓘ
timePeriod early 15th century ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Triple Alliance → formedAfter → Tepanec War ⓘ
Triple Alliance → precededBy → Tepanec hegemony of Azcapotzalco ⓘ
linked to: Tepanec War
Tepanec War → mainBattle → siege of Azcapotzalco ⓘ
linked to: Tepanec War
Coatlan → participatedIn → Tepanec War ⓘ
Coatlan → conflictRoleIn → Tepanec War ⓘ
Tayauh → participatedIn → Tepanec War ⓘ
Tayauh → conflict → Tepanec War ⓘ
Huexotla → participatedIn → Tepanec War ⓘ