“Obsidian Serpent”

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“Obsidian Serpent” is the English translation of the Nahuatl name Itzcoatl, borne by a prominent Aztec ruler who significantly expanded the Aztec Empire.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Obsidian Serpent 3
“Obsidian Serpent” canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Aztec ruler ⓘ
human ⓘ
tlatoani ⓘ
allianceFormedWith Texcoco ⓘ
Tlacopan ⓘ
linked to: Tlacopan polity
associatedWith early imperial phase of the Aztec Empire ⓘ
birthPlace Tenochtitlan ⓘ
capitalRuled Tenochtitlan ⓘ
civilization Aztec Empire ⓘ
conflict war against Azcapotzalco ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
countryRuled Aztec Empire ⓘ
culture Aztec ⓘ
linked to: Aztec culture
deathDate 1440 ⓘ
deathPlace Tenochtitlan ⓘ
dynasty Tenochca ruling dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Mexica dynasties
enemy Azcapotzalco ⓘ
ethnicity Mexica ⓘ
father Acamapichtli ⓘ
governmentSystem hereditary monarchy ⓘ
hasEnglishName Obsidian Serpent ⓘ
hasGender male ⓘ
hasMeaning Obsidian Serpent ⓘ
hasNameInNahuatl Itzcoatl ⓘ
implementedPolicy centralization of power in Tenochtitlan ⓘ
redistribution of land and tribute ⓘ
influenced subsequent Aztec rulers ⓘ
knownAs Obsidian Serpent ⓘ
languageSpoken Nahuatl ⓘ
legacy establishment of Tenochtitlan as dominant power in the Valley of Mexico ⓘ
mother an unnamed Tepanec noblewoman ⓘ
notableFor formation of the Aztec Triple Alliance ⓘ
major expansion of the Aztec Empire ⓘ
patronDeity Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
positionHeld fourth tlatoani of Tenochtitlan ⓘ
ruler of Tenochtitlan ⓘ
predecessor Chimalpopoca ⓘ
region Central Mexico ⓘ
reignEnd 1440 ⓘ
reignStart 1427 ⓘ
religion Aztec religion ⓘ
linked to: Aztec mythology
roleInGovernment military leader ⓘ
political reformer ⓘ
successor Moctezuma I ⓘ
timePeriod 15th century ⓘ
title Huey Tlatoani ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Itzcoatl → meaningOfName → “Obsidian Serpent” ⓘ
Itzcoatl → hasEnglishName → Obsidian Serpent ⓘ
subject linked to: “Obsidian Serpent”
linked to: “Obsidian Serpent”
Itzcoatl → hasMeaning → Obsidian Serpent ⓘ
subject linked to: “Obsidian Serpent”
linked to: “Obsidian Serpent”
Itzcoatl → knownAs → Obsidian Serpent ⓘ
subject linked to: “Obsidian Serpent”
linked to: “Obsidian Serpent”