Moche (Mochica)

Moche (Mochica) was a state in Peruvian Coast (South America) that lasted from c. 100 to 800 CE, about 700 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

North coast kingdoms famous for portrait vessels, metalwork and the adobe Huaca del Sol. The Lord of Sipán tomb was found intact in 1987. Floods and droughts weakened them after about 600.

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Facts

Dates: c. 100 to 800 CE
Duration: 700 years
Type: State
Region: Peruvian Coast, South America
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered
Capital: Huacas de Moche

Events in South America during its time

100 Nazca Lines drawn
600 Wari and Tiwanaku expand

Neighbours in South America

Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE
Wari Empire c. 600 to 1000 CE
Sicán (Lambayeque) c. 750 to 1375 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
Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE, Middle East
Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE, Middle East

Questions

When did Moche (Mochica) exist?

c. 100 to 800 CE, about 700 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Moche (Mochica)?

Peruvian Coast, in South America. Its capital was Huacas de Moche.

What language did Moche (Mochica) speak?

Unknown or undeciphered. This family includes Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages.