Decline of the Toltecs at Tula

Name: Decline of the Toltecs at Tula
Start: 1190
End: 1199

Type Event Region North America Time 1190–1199

In the late 12th century, the Toltec capital Tula suffered political turmoil, population loss, and destruction of its landmark buildings, collapsing …

Timeline

1190–1195Tula site · HidalgoCore structures such as Pyramid B and the colonnade show traces of burning, and the Atlantean warrior statues were deliberately toppled or damaged, indicating a violent shock to Tula's elite power system.
1195–1199Central Mexico · MexicoTula's function as a regional political and ritual center essentially ended; population moved to surrounding small settlements or northward, and Toltec hegemony over the Mesoamerican highlands gave way to fragmented local polities.

Sources

Tula: The Toltec Capital of Ancient Mexico — Richard A. Diehl (1983)