Mexica city-state (Tenochtitlan)

Mexica city-state (Tenochtitlan) was a state in Central and West Mexico (Mesoamerica and Caribbean) that lasted from 1325 to 1428 CE, about 103 years. Its people spoke Uto-Aztecan languages (Nahuatl, Hopi, Comanche, Shoshone).

The Mexica founded Tenochtitlan on an island in Lake Texcoco in 1325 and served the Tepanecs as mercenaries before overthrowing them.

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Facts

Dates

1325 to 1428 CE

Duration

103 years

Type

State

Region

Central and West Mexico, Mesoamerica and Caribbean

Language family

Uto-Aztecan

Capital

Tenochtitlan

Became

• Aztec Empire (Triple Alliance) 1428 to 1521 CE

Events in Mesoamerica and Caribbean during its time

• 1325 Tenochtitlan founded
• 1428 Triple Alliance formed

Neighbours in Mesoamerica and Caribbean

• Aztec Empire (Triple Alliance) 1428 to 1521 CE
• Mixtec kingdoms c. 900 to 1522 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
• Totonac (Cempoala) c. 1200 to 1519 CE
• Tlaxcala c. 1350 to 1521 CE
• Tepanec state (Azcapotzalco) c. 1300 to 1428 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
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• 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

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