Late Intermediate Period

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historical period pre-Columbian era

The Late Intermediate Period was a pre-Columbian era in Andean history marked by the rise of powerful regional states and cultures, including the Chimú, between the decline of the Wari and Tiwanaku empires and the expansion of the Inca.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Late Intermediate Period canonical	22
Late Intermediate Period (end phase)	1
Late Intermediate period	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2396533 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Late Intermediate Period
Context triple: [Chimu culture, timePeriod, Late Intermediate Period]

A. Early Intermediate Period
The Early Intermediate Period was a formative era in ancient Peruvian history (roughly 200 BCE–600 CE) marked by the rise of regional cultures and monumental architecture along the coast and highlands.
B. Third Intermediate Period of Egypt
The Third Intermediate Period of Egypt was a time of political fragmentation, weakened central authority, and foreign influence that followed the New Kingdom and preceded the Late Period in ancient Egyptian history.
C. First Intermediate Period of Egypt
The First Intermediate Period of Egypt was a time of political fragmentation, weakened central authority, and regional rivalries between local rulers that separated the Old Kingdom from the Middle Kingdom.
D. Middle Horizon
The Middle Horizon was a major pre-Columbian archaeological period in the central Andes marked by the expansion and influence of powerful highland states such as Tiwanaku and Wari.
E. Second Intermediate Period of Egypt
The Second Intermediate Period of Egypt was a time of political fragmentation and foreign rule, notably by the Hyksos, between the Middle and New Kingdoms.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Late Intermediate Period
Target entity description: The Late Intermediate Period was a pre-Columbian era in Andean history marked by the rise of powerful regional states and cultures, including the Chimú, between the decline of the Wari and Tiwanaku empires and the expansion of the Inca.

A. Early Intermediate Period
The Early Intermediate Period was a formative era in ancient Peruvian history (roughly 200 BCE–600 CE) marked by the rise of regional cultures and monumental architecture along the coast and highlands.
B. Third Intermediate Period of Egypt
The Third Intermediate Period of Egypt was a time of political fragmentation, weakened central authority, and foreign influence that followed the New Kingdom and preceded the Late Period in ancient Egyptian history.
C. First Intermediate Period of Egypt
The First Intermediate Period of Egypt was a time of political fragmentation, weakened central authority, and regional rivalries between local rulers that separated the Old Kingdom from the Middle Kingdom.
D. Middle Horizon
The Middle Horizon was a major pre-Columbian archaeological period in the central Andes marked by the expansion and influence of powerful highland states such as Tiwanaku and Wari.
E. Second Intermediate Period of Egypt
The Second Intermediate Period of Egypt was a time of political fragmentation and foreign rule, notably by the Hyksos, between the Middle and New Kingdoms.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical period ⓘ pre-Columbian era ⓘ
archaeologicalPhaseOf	Central Andes ⓘ North Coast of Peru ⓘ linked to: northern Peru
associatedWith	post-Wari regionalization ⓘ pre-Inca state formation ⓘ
characterizedBy	development of coastal kingdoms ⓘ fortified hilltop settlements ⓘ intensive warfare among polities ⓘ political fragmentation ⓘ regional cultural diversity ⓘ rise of regional states ⓘ
chronologicalPosition	between Middle Horizon and Late Horizon ⓘ
definedBy	Andean archaeologists ⓘ
economicActivity	intensive irrigation agriculture ⓘ long-distance maritime trade ⓘ specialized craft production ⓘ
endTime	c. 1470 CE ⓘ
follows	Middle Horizon ⓘ Tiwanaku Empire ⓘ linked to: Tiwanaku culture Wari Empire ⓘ
includesEvent	construction of Chan Chan ⓘ expansion of Chimú Empire ⓘ
knownFor	complex irrigation canal systems ⓘ distinctive regional ceramics ⓘ elaborate metalworking traditions ⓘ large adobe cities on the north coast ⓘ
majorCulture	Cañari polities ⓘ Chachapoya culture ⓘ Chancay culture ⓘ Chimú culture ⓘ linked to: Chimu culture Colla (Qolla) polities ⓘ Huanca polities ⓘ Ica-Chincha culture ⓘ Lambayeque (Sicán) culture ⓘ linked to: Sicán culture Lupaca polities ⓘ
partOf	Andean chronology ⓘ linked to: Late Intermediate Period of the Andes
politicalStructure	city-states and chiefdoms ⓘ multiple competing kingdoms ⓘ
precedes	Inca Empire expansion ⓘ Late Horizon ⓘ
region	Andes ⓘ Pre-Columbian Peru ⓘ
religion	continuation of earlier Andean religious traditions ⓘ regional cults and local deities ⓘ
startTime	c. 1000 CE ⓘ
timeSpan	approximately 10th to 15th centuries CE ⓘ

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Referenced by (24)

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

Chimu culture → timePeriod → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ

Killke culture → timePeriod → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ

Lambayeque culture → timePeriod → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ

Chachapoya culture → timePeriod → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ

San José de Moro → archaeologicalPeriod → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ

Diaguita culture → timePeriod → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ

Pintados geoglyphs → timePeriod → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ

Middle Horizon → precedes → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ

Calchaquí culture → timePeriod → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ

Late Horizon → follows → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ

Tumebamba → timePeriod → Late Intermediate Period (end phase) ⓘ

linked to: Late Intermediate Period

Ichma culture → timePeriod → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ

Chancay culture → timePeriod → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ

Kingdom of Chimor → timePeriod → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ

Chicama Valley → hasArchaeologicalPeriod → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ

People of the Clouds → timePeriod → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ

Sicán culture → timePeriod → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ

Jequetepeque Valley → periodOfIntensiveOccupation → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ

Promaucae → timePeriod → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ

Ica-Chincha culture → locatedInTimePeriod → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ

Calima people → timePeriod → Late Intermediate period ⓘ

linked to: Late Intermediate Period

La Paya → timePeriod → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ

Colla (Qolla) polities → timePeriod → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ

Huanca polities → timePeriod → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ

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