Aztec Empire (Triple Alliance)

Aztec Empire (Triple Alliance) was an empire in Central and West Mexico (Mesoamerica and Caribbean) that lasted from 1428 to 1521 CE, about 93 years. Its people spoke Uto-Aztecan languages (Nahuatl, Hopi, Comanche, Shoshone).

Alliance of Tenochtitlan, Texcoco and Tlacopan that took tribute from about 38 provinces. Tenochtitlan held some 200,000 people when Cortés and his Tlaxcalan allies captured it in 1521.

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Facts

Dates

1428 to 1521 CE

Duration

93 years

Type

Empire

Region

Central and West Mexico, Mesoamerica and Caribbean

Language family

Uto-Aztecan

Capital

Tenochtitlan

Came from

• Mexica city-state (Tenochtitlan) 1325 to 1428 CE

Became

• New Spain 1521 to 1821 CE

Events in Mesoamerica and Caribbean during its time

• 1428 Triple Alliance formed
• 1492 Columbus reaches the Caribbean
• 1521 Fall of Tenochtitlan

Neighbours in Mesoamerica and Caribbean

• New Spain 1521 to 1821 CE
• Mixtec kingdoms c. 900 to 1522 CE
• Spanish Cuba 1511 to 1898 CE
• Captaincy General of Santo Domingo 1493 to 1821 CE
• K'iche' kingdom c. 1225 to 1524 CE
• Mayapan c. 1220 to 1441 CE
• Tarascan state c. 1350 to 1530 CE
• Cholula c. 300 BCE to 1519 CE
• Zapotec city-states (Zaachila, Mitla) c. 850 to 1521 CE
• Spanish Puerto Rico 1508 to 1898 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe

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