Ahuitzotl

Timeline

1. 1486–1490Tenochtitlan · Valley of MexicoAhuitzotl succeeded after his brother Tizoc died in 1486 and quickly reorganized the court and military system. Early in his reign he campaigned against neighboring city-states, consolidating Tenochtitlan's hegemony within the Triple Alliance and laying the groundwork for larger territorial expansion.
2. 1490–1502Tenochtitlan · Valley of MexicoIn the middle and later years of his reign Ahuitzotl pushed expansion south and east, advancing imperial power into Oaxaca and toward the Guatemalan border. He presided over the enlargement of the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan and held a grand dedication ceremony, displaying the empire's religious authority and military might — an important material testament to the Aztec golden age.