Taíno chiefdoms
Taíno chiefdoms appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Caribbean (Mesoamerica and Caribbean) from c. 1200 to 1550 CE, a span of 350 years. Its people spoke Arawakan languages (Taino, Arawak).
Chiefdoms of the Greater Antilles led by caciques, with five paramount chiefdoms on Hispaniola alone. Spanish forced labour, war and smallpox wiped out most Taíno within two generations of 1492.
See Taíno chiefdoms on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 1200 to 1550 CE
- Duration
- 350 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Caribbean, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
- Language family
- Arawakan
Came from
Events in Mesoamerica and Caribbean during its time
- Tenochtitlan founded
- Triple Alliance formed
- Columbus reaches the Caribbean
- Fall of Tenochtitlan
- Cocoliztli epidemic
Neighbours in Mesoamerica and Caribbean
- New Spain
- Aztec Empire (Triple Alliance)
- Mixtec kingdoms
- Chichen Itza
- Spanish Cuba
- Captaincy General of Santo Domingo
- K'iche' kingdom
- Captaincy General of Guatemala
- Mayapan
- Tarascan state
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Byzantine Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- Swahili city-states
- Ghana Empire (Wagadu)
- Holy Roman Empire
- Srivijaya
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Khmer Empire
- Ottoman Empire
Questions
When did Taíno chiefdoms exist?
c. 1200 to 1550 CE, about 350 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Taíno chiefdoms?
Caribbean, in Mesoamerica and Caribbean.
What language did Taíno chiefdoms speak?
Arawakan. This family includes Taino, Arawak.
What came before Taíno chiefdoms?
Ostionoid culture.