Cholula

Cholula was a state in Central and West Mexico (Mesoamerica and Caribbean) that lasted from c. 300 BCE to 1519 CE, about 1,818 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Holy city of Puebla built around the Great Pyramid, the largest monument by volume in the world. Cortés massacred thousands of its people in 1519.

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Facts

Dates

c. 300 BCE to 1519 CE

Duration

1,818 years

Type

State

Region

Central and West Mexico, Mesoamerica and Caribbean

Language family

Unknown or undeciphered

Events in Mesoamerica and Caribbean during its time

• 32 BCE Early Long Count date at Tres Zapotes
• 200 Pyramid of the Sun completed
• 378 Teotihuacan intervenes at Tikal
• 695 Tikal defeats Calakmul
• 850 Classic Maya collapse
• 1325 Tenochtitlan founded
• 1428 Triple Alliance formed
• 1492 Columbus reaches the Caribbean

Neighbours in Mesoamerica and Caribbean

• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE
• Aztec Empire (Triple Alliance) 1428 to 1521 CE
• Zapotec state (Monte Albán) c. 500 BCE to 850 CE
• Tikal (Mutal) c. 90 to 900 CE
• El Mirador c. 600 BCE to 150 CE
• Mixtec kingdoms c. 900 to 1522 CE
• Kaan kingdom (Calakmul) c. 400 to 900 CE
• Chichen Itza c. 750 to 1200 CE
• Spanish Cuba 1511 to 1898 CE
• Captaincy General of Santo Domingo 1493 to 1821 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
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America

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