Chachapoya culture
Chachapoya culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Central Andean Highlands (South America) from c. 800 to 1470 CE, a span of 670 years. The language of its people is unknown or undeciphered.
Culture of the cloud forests of the Department of Amazonas in Peru, whose sites include the fortress of Kuélap. It started around 800 and lasted until the Inca conquest in about 1470. Little first-hand knowledge survives, since the Inca and conquistadors were the main sources.
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Facts
- Dates
- c. 800 to 1470 CE
- Duration
- 670 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Central Andean Highlands, South America
- Language family
- Unknown or undeciphered
Sources
The dates and description above were checked against Wikipedia: Chachapoya culture, Wikipedia: Kuélap.
Events in South America during its time
- Pachacuti defeats the Chanka
Neighbours in South America
- Moche (Mochica)
- Tiwanaku
- Inca Empire (Tawantinsuyu)
- Chimú kingdom (Chimor)
- Wari Empire
- Sicán (Lambayeque)
- Chincha kingdom
- Ichma kingdom
- Aymara kingdoms (Colla, Lupaca)
- Kingdom of Cusco
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Byzantine Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- Ghana Empire (Wagadu)
- Kingdom of Aksum
- Holy Roman Empire
- Swahili city-states
- Srivijaya
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Khmer Empire
Questions
When did Chachapoya culture exist?
c. 800 to 1470 CE, about 670 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Chachapoya culture?
Central Andean Highlands, in South America.
What language did the people of Chachapoya culture speak?
It is unknown. No readable writing records it, so any link to a known language family is a hypothesis.