cazonci

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The cazonci was the hereditary monarch of the Tarascan (Purépecha) state in pre-Columbian western Mexico, serving as its supreme political and religious authority.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state
hereditary monarch
pre-Columbian ruler
royal title
appliesToJurisdiction Purépecha state
pre-Columbian western Mexico
associatedWithCulture Tarascan culture
associatedWithReligion Purépecha religion
continent North America
country Tarascan state
ethnicGroup Purépecha people
exercisedControlOver tribute collection
warfare and alliances
governanceStyle centralized monarchy
governmentForm monarchy
governsTerritory Lake Pátzcuaro basin
linked to: Lake Pátzcuaro

parts of present-day Michoacán
hasAttribute centralized authority
sacred kingship
hasCapital Tzintzuntzan
hasGenderAssociation typically male
hasPowerOver Tarascan commoners
Tarascan military
Tarascan nobility
Tarascan priesthood
hasSuccessionType dynastic succession
hasSymbolicRole embodiment of Tarascan state
mediator between gods and people
heritageStatus hereditary position
languageOfTitle Purépecha language
lastTitleHolder Tanganxoán II
locatedInTime Postclassic period of Mesoamerica
pre-Columbian era
opposedTo Aztec Empire
partOf Tarascan political system
Tarascan religious hierarchy
politicalRole chief administrator
chief lawgiver
commander-in-chief
positionHeldIn Purépecha Empire
recognizedBy Tarascan tributary communities
region Mesoamerica
Michoacán region
linked to: Michoacán
religiousRole guardian of state cults
high priest
role supreme political authority
supreme religious authority
titleUsedUntilEvent Spanish conquest of the Tarascan state

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