Tepanec

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The Tepanec were a powerful Nahua-speaking people of central Mexico who dominated the Valley of Mexico before being defeated by the Aztec-led Triple Alliance in the 15th century.

All labels observed (9)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesoamerican civilization ⓘ
Nahua people ⓘ
agriculturalTechniques chinampa agriculture (in some areas) ⓘ
alliedWith Tenochtitlan (early 15th century) ⓘ
linked to: Tenochtitlan
capital Azcapotzalco ⓘ
conflictedWith Tenochtitlan ⓘ
Texcoco ⓘ
Tlacopan (before Triple Alliance formation) ⓘ
linked to: Tlacopan polity
conqueredBy Itzcoatl of Tenochtitlan ⓘ
linked to: Itzcoatl

Nezahualcoyotl of Texcoco ⓘ
linked to: Nezahualcoyotl
culturalSphere Central Mexican culture ⓘ
Nahua culture ⓘ
defeatedBy Aztec Triple Alliance ⓘ
linked to: Aztec Empire

Tenochtitlan ⓘ
Texcoco ⓘ
Tlacopan ⓘ
linked to: Tlacopan polity
dominantIn Valley of Mexico ⓘ
dominantUntil 15th century ⓘ
economyBasedOn agriculture ⓘ
craft production ⓘ
tribute ⓘ
engagedIn long-distance trade ⓘ
tribute collection ⓘ
warfare ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Central Mexico ⓘ
ethnolinguisticGroup Nahua ⓘ
historicalStatus pre-Columbian people ⓘ
language Nahua languages ⓘ
legacy influenced Aztec imperial model ⓘ
remembered in Aztec historical traditions ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Mexico City region ⓘ
majorCity Azcapotzalco ⓘ
Coyoacan ⓘ
linked to: Coyoacán

Tacuba ⓘ
Tlacopan ⓘ
linked to: Tlacopan polity
notableRuler Maxtla ⓘ
Tezozomoc of Azcapotzalco ⓘ
pantheonSharedWith other Nahua peoples ⓘ
partOf Late Postclassic Mesoamerica ⓘ
politicalOrganization city-state confederation ⓘ
politicalSystem altepetl-based monarchy ⓘ
region Valley of Mexico ⓘ
religion Mesoamerican religion ⓘ
polytheism ⓘ
rulingDynastyCenter Azcapotzalco ⓘ
spoke Classical Nahuatl (or related dialects) ⓘ
subgroupOf Nahua peoples ⓘ
linked to: Nahua
timePeriod Postclassic period of Mesoamerica ⓘ
usedWritingSystem Mesoamerican pictographic writing ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (16)

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

Triple Alliance → ethnicGroup → Tepanec ⓘ
Tlacopan polity → predecessor → Tepanec polities ⓘ
linked to: Tepanec
Tlacopan polity → ethnicGroup → Tepanec ⓘ
Tepanec War → hasParticipant → Tepanec people ⓘ
linked to: Tepanec
Texcoco → sharesPowerWith → Tlacopan ⓘ
linked to: Tepanec
Moctezuma I → alliedCities → Tlacopan ⓘ
linked to: Tepanec
Acolhua → tripleAlliancePartnerWith → Tepanecs ⓘ
linked to: Tepanec
Totoquihuaztli I → ethnicity → Tepanec ⓘ
Totoquihuaztli I → culture → Tepanec culture ⓘ
linked to: Tepanec
Totoquihuaztli I → associatedWithPolity → Tepanec confederation ⓘ
linked to: Tepanec
Maxtla → ethnicGroup → Tepanec ⓘ
Maxtla → culture → Tepanec culture ⓘ
linked to: Tepanec
Maxtla → partOf → Tepanec Empire ⓘ
linked to: Tepanec
Acolhua dynasty → alliedWith → Tepanecs of Tlacopan ⓘ
linked to: Tepanec