Zapotec city-states (Zaachila, Mitla)

Zapotec city-states (Zaachila, Mitla) was a state in Gulf Coast and Oaxaca (Mesoamerica and Caribbean) that lasted from c. 850 to 1521 CE, about 671 years. Its people spoke Oto-Manguean languages (Zapotec, Mixtec, Otomi).

Kingdoms that followed Monte Albán, ruled from Zaachila and later Tehuantepec, with Mitla as the religious center famous for its stone fret mosaics. They held off the Aztecs at Guiengola.

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Facts

Dates

c. 850 to 1521 CE

Duration

671 years

Type

State

Region

Gulf Coast and Oaxaca, Mesoamerica and Caribbean

Language family

Oto-Manguean

Events in Mesoamerica and Caribbean during its time

• 850 Classic Maya collapse
• 1325 Tenochtitlan founded
• 1428 Triple Alliance formed
• 1492 Columbus reaches the Caribbean
• 1521 Fall of Tenochtitlan

Neighbours in Mesoamerica and Caribbean

• New Spain 1521 to 1821 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
• 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
• K'iche' kingdom c. 1225 to 1524 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
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia

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