Aztec nobility

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Aztec nobility were the hereditary elite class of the Aztec Empire, holding political, military, religious, and economic power over its city-states and territories.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Aztec nobility canonical 8
Aztec imperial court 1
Aztec rulers 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (66)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary elite social class ⓘ
nobility ⓘ
affectedBy Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire ⓘ
alsoKnownAs pipiltin ⓘ
basedOn hereditary status ⓘ
lineage ⓘ
military achievement ⓘ
service to the tlatoani ⓘ
controlledInstitution calmecac schools ⓘ
palaces ⓘ
temple complexes ⓘ
tribute collection system ⓘ
dominantIn Tenochtitlan ⓘ
Texcoco ⓘ
Tlacopan ⓘ
linked to: Tlacopan polity
exercisedAuthorityOver Aztec city-states ⓘ
tributary provinces ⓘ
flourishedDuring 15th century ⓘ
early 16th century ⓘ
geographicArea Central Mexico ⓘ
hadExclusiveRightTo consume luxury foods ⓘ
use certain jewelry ⓘ
use feathered headdresses ⓘ
wear certain clothing ⓘ
hadSocialStratumBelow macehualtin ⓘ
tlacotin ⓘ
hadSubclass court nobility ⓘ
high nobility ⓘ
lower nobility ⓘ
provincial nobility ⓘ
heldPowerIn economy ⓘ
politics ⓘ
religion ⓘ
warfare ⓘ
includedOffice calpixque ⓘ
cihuacoatl ⓘ
linked to: Cihuacoatl

high priest ⓘ
huey tlatoani ⓘ
judge ⓘ
tecuhtli ⓘ
linked to: teuctli

tlacateccatl ⓘ
linked to: tlacochcalcatl

tlacochcalcatl ⓘ
tlatoani ⓘ
legitimizedPowerThrough connection to gods ⓘ
mythic ancestry ⓘ
maintained dynastic histories ⓘ
genealogical records ⓘ
owned estates ⓘ
large landholdings ⓘ
serfs ⓘ
partiallyIntegratedInto colonial New Spanish nobility ⓘ
partOf Aztec Empire ⓘ
received tribute in goods ⓘ
tribute in labor ⓘ
tribute in military service ⓘ
religion Aztec religion ⓘ
linked to: Aztec mythology
requiredForMembership noble birth ⓘ
recognition by ruler ⓘ
socialFunction administration of tribute ⓘ
governance ⓘ
judicial authority ⓘ
military leadership ⓘ
religious leadership ⓘ
spokeLanguage Classical Nahuatl ⓘ
timePeriod Late Postclassic Mesoamerica ⓘ
trainedTheirChildrenIn calmecac ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

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

Tlapalizquixochtzin → partOf → Aztec nobility ⓘ
Teotlalco → memberOf → Mexica nobility ⓘ
linked to: Aztec nobility
Teotlalco → associatedWith → Aztec imperial court ⓘ
linked to: Aztec nobility
Calmecac → operatedBy → Aztec nobility ⓘ
Alonso de Grado → associatedWith → Aztec nobility ⓘ
Toxcatl → performedBy → Aztec nobility ⓘ
Chichimecacihuatzin II → partOf → Aztec nobility ⓘ
Great Speaker → memberOf → Aztec nobility ⓘ
Cuauhtlatoa → partOf → Aztec nobility ⓘ
New Fire ceremony → performedBy → Aztec rulers ⓘ
linked to: Aztec nobility