Chimú Kingdom Coastal Expansion

Name: Chimú Kingdom Coastal Expansion
Start: 1071
End: 1080

Type Event Region South America Time c. 1071–1080

In the 1070s CE, the Chimú Kingdom (Chimor) of Peru's north coast extended military and administrative control along coastal plains north and south o…

Timeline

c. 1071–1075Border forts of the Lambayeque Valley · North CoastChimú military outposts advanced toward Lambayeque; mud-brick fortress and watchtower remains indicate the kingdom was shifting its frontier defense system forward into newly conquered irrigated agricultural zones.
c. 1075–1080Chan Chan capital artisan quarters · North CoastExpansion of the new capital district and concentration of metalworking and textile workshops show conquered agricultural surplus being converted into luxury production and redistribution capacity for Chan Chan's elite.

Sources

The Chimú Kingdom of Northern Peru — Michael E. Moseley (1992)
Chan Chan: Andean Desert City — Michael E. Moseley and Kent C. Day (1982)