Chimú Empire at Its Zenith

Name: Chimú Empire at Its Zenith
Start: 1371
End: 1380

Type Event Region South America Time 1371–1380

In the 1370s, the Chimú Empire of Peru's north coast, capital at Chan Chan, controlled coastal oases from Tumbes to Chiclayo, the largest centralized…

Timeline

1371–1376Chan Chan · La LibertadThe Chimú ruler (titled Chinchan Chimqo or similar) used the adobe palace complexes of Chan Chan as the seat of rule; the city contained ten fortress-like palace compounds and artisan workshops, centrally managing metal smelting, textile, and featherwork production, with the urban area continuing to expand in the 1370s.
1376–1380North coast of Peru · PeruThrough conquest and alliance, the empire integrated oasis settlements of the Moche Valley, Lambayeque, and others, building aqueducts and reservoirs to support cotton and maize cultivation, sustaining the Chan Chan court and army through a tribute system; political unification of the north coast reached its peak in the 1370s.

Sources

The Art and Archaeology of the Moche: An Ancient Andean Society of the Peruvian North Coast — Steve Bourget and Kimberly L. Jones (2008)
Chan Chan: Andean Desert City — Michael E. Moseley and Kent C. Day (1982)