Huey Tlatoani

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Huey Tlatoani was the supreme ruler of the Aztec Empire, serving as its highest political and religious authority.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Aztec imperial title ⓘ
title ⓘ
alternativeLabel Great Speaker ⓘ
Huey Tlahtoani ⓘ
linked to: Huey Tlatoani

Revered Speaker ⓘ
associatedWithCapital Tenochtitlan ⓘ
associatedWithPantheon Aztec gods ⓘ
associatedWithReligion Aztec religion ⓘ
linked to: Aztec mythology
chosenBy council of nobles ⓘ
nobility of Tenochtitlan ⓘ
exercisedPowerOver Tenochtitlan ⓘ
tributary provinces ⓘ
governmentType monarchy ⓘ
label Huey Tlatoani ⓘ
languageOfName Classical Nahuatl ⓘ
legitimizedBy military success ⓘ
religious authority ⓘ
meaningOfName great ruler ⓘ
supreme speaker ⓘ
notableHoldersInclude Ahuitzotl ⓘ
Axayacatl ⓘ
Cuauhtemoc ⓘ
linked to: Cuauhtémoc

Moctezuma I ⓘ
Moctezuma II ⓘ
Tizoc ⓘ
partOfSystem Aztec political hierarchy ⓘ
politicalPower highest political authority in the Aztec Empire ⓘ
rankInHierarchy highest rank ⓘ
region Central Mexico ⓘ
Valley of Mexico ⓘ
religiousPower oversaw state religious ceremonies ⓘ
patron of major temples ⓘ
responsibleFor administration of the empire ⓘ
foreign relations ⓘ
oversight of major religious festivals ⓘ
tribute collection ⓘ
war and military campaigns ⓘ
roleInGovernment head of government ⓘ
head of state ⓘ
supreme ruler of the Aztec Empire ⓘ
roleInReligion chief priestly figure ⓘ
highest religious authority ⓘ
seatOfPower Tenochtitlan ⓘ
sovereigntyType elective monarchy ⓘ
subordinatesInclude high priests ⓘ
military leaders ⓘ
tlatoani of subject cities ⓘ
symbolOf imperial authority ⓘ
unity of the Triple Alliance ⓘ
timePeriod Late Postclassic period ⓘ
Postclassic Mesoamerica ⓘ
usedByCulture Aztec civilization ⓘ
linked to: Aztec Empire
usedByPeople Mexica ⓘ
usedInEmpire Aztec Empire ⓘ

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Referenced by (25)

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

Cuitláhuac → title → Huey Tlatoani ⓘ
Cuauhtémoc → positionHeld → Huey Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan ⓘ
linked to: Huey Tlatoani
Cuauhtémoc → title → Huey Tlatoani ⓘ
Ahuitzotl → positionHeld → tlatoani of Tenochtitlan ⓘ
linked to: Huey Tlatoani
Itzcoatl → hasTitle → Huey Tlatoani ⓘ
Cuauhtemotzin → positionHeld → Huey Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan ⓘ
linked to: Huey Tlatoani
Guatimozín → positionHeld → Huey Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan ⓘ
linked to: Huey Tlatoani
Teotlalco → spouseTitle → Huey Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan ⓘ
linked to: Huey Tlatoani
Moctezuma I → positionHeld → Huey Tlatoani of the Aztec Empire ⓘ
linked to: Huey Tlatoani
Huey Tlatoani → label → Huey Tlatoani ⓘ
Huey Tlatoani → alternativeLabel → Huey Tlahtoani ⓘ
linked to: Huey Tlatoani
Tlatoani of Tlatelolco → subordinateTo → Huey Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan ⓘ
linked to: Huey Tlatoani
Chimalpopoca → hasTitle → Huey Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan ⓘ
linked to: Huey Tlatoani
Tizoc → positionHeld → Huey Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan ⓘ
linked to: Huey Tlatoani
Tizoc → hasTitle → Huey Tlatoani ⓘ
Acamapichtli → title → Huey tlatoani ⓘ
linked to: Huey Tlatoani
Itzcoatl → title → Huey Tlatoani ⓘ
subject linked to: “Obsidian Serpent”
Cuāuhtēmōctzin → positionHeld → Huey Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan ⓘ
linked to: Huey Tlatoani
Cuāuhtēmōctzin → title → Huey Tlatoani ⓘ
Motecuhzoma Ilhuicamina → positionHeld → Huey Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan ⓘ
linked to: Huey Tlatoani
Motecuhzoma Ilhuicamina → title → Huey Tlatoani ⓘ
Great Speaker → hasOriginalName → Huey Tlatoani ⓘ
Great Speaker → hasEnglishRenderingOf → Huey Tlatoani ⓘ
Great Speaker → hasAlternativeLabel → Huey Tlahtoani ⓘ
linked to: Huey Tlatoani
Aztec culture → rulerTitle → Huey Tlatoani ⓘ