Postclassic Mesoamerican political fragmentation

Name: Postclassic Mesoamerican political fragmentation
Start: 1200
End: 1350

Type Event Region North America Time c. 1200–1350

By the late 13th century, Mesoamerica's Postclassic city-states and tribal alliances fragmented into multi-centered polities after Toltec decline, la…

Timeline

c. 1270–1285Tula (former Toltec capital) · HidalgoAfter the Toltec center's power waned, cities of the Mexican highlands no longer acknowledged a single overlord; local chieftains and priestly groups each consolidated their territories and vied for control of trade routes.
c. 1281–1295Valley of Mexico · Valley of MexicoCity-states such as Azcapotzalco and Culhuacan vied for hegemony in the valley while competing and cooperating with Mixtec polities of Oaxaca and Pacific coastal trade routes, forming a fragmented yet interconnected Postclassic political-economic order.

Sources

Mesoamerica https://www.britannica.com/place/Mesoamerica
The Oxford Handbook of Mesoamerican Archaeology — Deborah L. Nichols, Christopher A. Pool (2012)