Muisca Confederation

Muisca Confederation appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Northern Andes (South America) from c. 800 to 1540 CE, a span of 740 years. Its people spoke Chibchan languages (Muisca, Tairona, Kuna).

Chibchan chiefdoms of the Bogotá highlands led by the zipa of Bacatá and the zaque of Hunza. Their gold offerings at Lake Guatavita gave rise to the legend of El Dorado. Jiménez de Quesada conquered them by 1540.

See Muisca Confederation on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

c. 800 to 1540 CE

Duration

740 years

Type

People or culture

Region

Northern Andes, South America

Language family

Chibchan

Capital

Bacatá and Hunza

Events in South America during its time

• 1438 Pachacuti defeats the Chanka
• 1500 Cabral lands in Brazil
• 1532 Pizarro captures Atahualpa at Cajamarca

Neighbours in South America

• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE
• Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE
• Inca Empire (Tawantinsuyu) 1438 to 1533 CE
• Chimú kingdom (Chimor) c. 900 to 1470 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
• Governorate of the Río de la Plata 1536 to 1776 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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