Tairona
Tairona appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Northern Andes (South America) from c. 200 to 1600 CE, a span of 1,400 years. Its people spoke Chibchan languages (Muisca, Tairona, Kuna).
Chibchan towns of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta linked by stone paths and terraces, including Ciudad Perdida, founded around 800. Their descendants, the Kogi, still live in the mountains.
See Tairona on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 200 to 1600 CE
- Duration
- 1,400 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Northern Andes, South America
- Language family
- Chibchan
Events in South America during its time
- Wari and Tiwanaku expand
- Pachacuti defeats the Chanka
- Cabral lands in Brazil
- Pizarro captures Atahualpa at Cajamarca
- Orellana descends the Amazon
- Silver found at Potosí
- Execution of Tupac Amaru
- Battle of Curalaba
Neighbours in South America
- Moche (Mochica)
- Tiwanaku
- Portuguese Brazil
- Viceroyalty of Peru
- Inca Empire (Tawantinsuyu)
- Chimú kingdom (Chimor)
- Wari Empire
- Sicán (Lambayeque)
- Chincha kingdom
- Aymara kingdoms (Colla, Lupaca)
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Byzantine Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- Swahili city-states
- Ghana Empire (Wagadu)
- Holy Roman Empire
- Kingdom of Aksum
- Srivijaya
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Teotihuacan
Questions
When did Tairona exist?
c. 200 to 1600 CE, about 1,400 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Tairona?
Northern Andes, in South America.
What language did Tairona speak?
Chibchan. This family includes Muisca, Tairona, Kuna.