Chimor (Chimú state)

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Chimor, also known as the Chimú state, was a powerful pre-Columbian civilization on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its capital Chan Chan and sophisticated irrigation, metallurgy, and craft production before its conquest by the Inca.

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Chimor (Chimú state) canonical 1

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Statements (77)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological culture ⓘ
pre-Columbian civilization ⓘ
state ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Chimú kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Chimú Kingdom

Chimú state ⓘ
linked to: Chimú Kingdom
archaeologicalEvidence adobe architecture ⓘ
burials ⓘ
ceramics ⓘ
metal artifacts ⓘ
architectureFeature U-shaped structures ⓘ
adobe ciudadelas ⓘ
high-walled compounds ⓘ
sunken plazas ⓘ
artStyle geometric friezes ⓘ
highly stylized marine motifs ⓘ
capital Chan Chan ⓘ
capitalType urban ceremonial center ⓘ
conqueredBy Inca Empire ⓘ
Topa Inca Yupanqui ⓘ
conquestDate c. 1470 CE ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
coreTerritory Moche Valley ⓘ
craftOrganization state-controlled workshops ⓘ
culturalInfluenceOn Inca administrative practices on the coast ⓘ
economyBasedOn fishing ⓘ
intensive irrigation agriculture ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ
eliteResidence Chan Chan ciudadelas ⓘ
linked to: Chan Chan
endDate c. 1470s CE ⓘ
expandedAlong Pacific coast of northern Peru ⓘ
floruit c. 12th–15th centuries CE ⓘ
followedBy Inca Empire ⓘ
governmentType monarchy ⓘ
iconographyTheme birds ⓘ
marine animals ⓘ
mythical creatures ⓘ
knownFor blackware ceramics ⓘ
craft production ⓘ
featherwork ⓘ
gold and silver work ⓘ
large adobe city of Chan Chan ⓘ
metallurgy ⓘ
sophisticated irrigation systems ⓘ
textile production ⓘ
laborSystem corvée labor ⓘ
language Chimú language ⓘ
linked to: Chimú languages
languageFamily Chimuan languages ⓘ
locatedIn northern coast of Peru ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Peru ⓘ
majorCity Chan Chan ⓘ
Farafán ⓘ
Manchan ⓘ
Pacatnamú ⓘ
majorValley Chicama Valley ⓘ
Jequetepeque Valley ⓘ
Lambayeque Valley ⓘ
Moche Valley ⓘ
metalworking copper ⓘ
gold ⓘ
silver ⓘ
tumbaga alloys ⓘ
period Late Intermediate Period ⓘ
precededBy Lambayeque (Sicán) culture ⓘ
linked to: Sicán culture

Moche culture ⓘ
region Andes cultural area ⓘ
religion Andean religion ⓘ
rulerTitle ciquic ⓘ
rulingDynasty Chimú dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Chimú Kingdom
socialStructure highly stratified society ⓘ
startDate c. 900 CE ⓘ
territoryExtent from Tumbes in the north to Carabayllo near Lima in the south ⓘ
tradeNetwork maritime trade along Pacific coast ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 1986 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Chan Chan Archaeological Zone ⓘ
linked to: Chan Chan
usedIrrigation canals ⓘ
reservoirs ⓘ
wells ⓘ

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Chimuan languages → primaryCenter → Chimor (Chimú state) ⓘ