Toltec Hegemony at Tula (1010s)

Name: Toltec Hegemony at Tula (1010s)
Start: 1010
End: 1019

Type Event Region North America Time 1010–1019

In the early 11th century, the Toltecs maintained regional hegemony centered on Tula in central Mesoamerica, integrating the Valley of Mexico and sur…

Timeline

1010–1019Core area of the Tula site · MexicoAs the Toltec political-religious center, Tula's pyramids, ball court, and colonnaded buildings show the city still possessed mobilization and ritual capacity; warrior and Feathered Serpent imagery widely appear in sculpture and pottery, indicating ideological integration of vassal settlements.
1011–1019Mesoamerican Mexican Highlands–Yucatán corridor · MexicoToltec-style pottery, stone sculpture, and Feathered Serpent motifs appear at Valley city-states and some sites on the Yucatán Peninsula, reflecting trade, migration, or the movement of military elites; the specific mechanisms and chronological correspondences still rely on typology and cannot be pinned to exact years.

Sources

The Toltecs: Rise and Fall of an Empire — Richard A. Diehl (1983)
Tula: A Tale of Two Cities — Richard A. Diehl (2018)