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Decline of the Wari Empire

Type Event Region South America Time 800–1000

The Wari (Huari) Empire was the most powerful regional state in the central Andes from the 7th to 8th centuries CE, extending its influence to the Pe…

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  1. 800–850Wari city site · AyacuchoArchaeological strata show a sharp decline in construction activity in Wari's core urban area, some administrative and storage facilities falling out of use, and reduced investment in road maintenance, indicating that imperial control over outlying outposts was beginning to weaken.
  2. c. 850–900Wari city and surrounding administrative outposts · Central AndesThe Wari capital and numerous Wari-style outposts in central and southern Peru were successively abandoned or burned; elites relocated to local centers, and the empire's unified administrative-religious symbolic system lost its efficacy.
  3. 900–1000Central Andean highlands · AndesThe Wari road system and relay station network were completely disrupted; local chiefdoms and regional centers each went their own way, laying the foundation for the multi-centered competitive landscape of the Andes before the rise of the Inca Empire.

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