Chimú kingdom (Chimor)

Chimú kingdom (Chimor) was a state in Peruvian Coast (South America) that lasted from c. 900 to 1470 CE, about 570 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Coastal kingdom stretching about 1,000 km along northern Peru, ruled from Chan Chan, the largest adobe city in the Americas. The Inca conquered it around 1470 and took its goldsmiths to Cusco.

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Facts

Dates

c. 900 to 1470 CE

Duration

570 years

Type

State

Region

Peruvian Coast, South America

Language family

Unknown or undeciphered

Capital

Chan Chan

Events in South America during its time

• 1438 Pachacuti defeats the Chanka

Neighbours in South America

• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE
• Inca Empire (Tawantinsuyu) 1438 to 1533 CE
• Wari Empire c. 600 to 1000 CE
• Sicán (Lambayeque) c. 750 to 1375 CE
• Chincha kingdom c. 1000 to 1476 CE
• Aymara kingdoms (Colla, Lupaca) c. 1100 to 1450 CE
• Kingdom of Cusco c. 1200 to 1438 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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