Decline of the Toltecs at Tula (c. 1080s)

Name: Decline of the Toltecs at Tula (c. 1080s)
Start: 1081
End: 1090

Type Event Region Mesoamerica Time c. 1081–1090

Around the 11th century, the Toltec capital Tula (Tollan) in central Mexico faced political turmoil, environmental pressure, and internal conflict, w…

Timeline

c. 1081–1085Core area of the Tula site · HidalgoArchaeological evidence shows reduced late-period construction activity at Tula and the destruction or abandonment of some ritual and administrative facilities, indicating declining central royal control over vassal city-states and intensifying local fragmentation.
c. 1086–1090Mexican Highlands · Valley of MexicoTula's population migrated to areas around the valley and further south; Toltec cultural influence continued through migration and trade in the Maya Yucatán and elsewhere, but Tula's hegemony as a unified political entity was irreversibly drawing to an end.

Sources

The Toltecs: Rise and Fall of an Empire — Nigel Davies (1982)
Tula of the Toltecs: Excavations and Survey — Richard A. Diehl (1983)