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Toltec Tula

Type Object Region Mesoamerica Time c. 900–1000

Tula (Tollan) was the Toltec capital and political-religious center around the 10th century CE, in present-day Hidalgo, Mexico, famed for the Feather…

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  1. c. 850–920Tula valley · MexicoThe Toltecs chose the Tula valley in central Mexico's highlands to build their capital, gradually filling the power vacuum left by Teotihuacan's decline and forming a regional political and religious center.
  2. c. 920–980Core area of the Tula site · HidalgoIconic structures such as Pyramid B of the Feathered Serpent, the warrior columns, and the serpent wall were built in the city's core; Feathered Serpent worship and warrior imagery became the visual expression of the city's religious and political ideology.
  3. c. 980–1000Mexican highlands and Yucatán · MexicoAs the center of Toltec hegemony, Tula spread cultural and religious symbols to the Yucatán Peninsula through trade, military conquest, and migration, laying important foundations for Postclassic Maya and Aztec civilizations.

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