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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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