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Chimalpopoca

Type Figure Region Valley of Mexico Time c. 1397–1427 Also known as Third Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan

Chimalpopoca (c. 1397–1427) was the third tlatoani of Aztec Tenochtitlan, son of Huitzilihuitl;…

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  1. 1401–1410Tenochtitlan · TenochtitlanGrew up under his father Huitzilihuitl's rule, receiving warrior and priestly education, and participated in Tenochtitlan's tribute management of vassal city-states and court rituals, accumulating political capital for his future accession.
  2. 1417–1426Tenochtitlan · TenochtitlanSucceeded as the third tlatoani, maintained the tripartite alliance framework with the Tepanec capital Azcapotzalco, and handled tribute and judicial affairs with vassal city-states; relations with the Tepanecs deteriorated in his later years.
  3. 1427Tenochtitlan · TenochtitlanAssassinated amid intensifying conflict with the Tepanecs; his uncle Itzcoatl (half-brother of Huitzilihuitl) succeeded him, after which the Aztecs launched war against the Tepanecs and reshaped the power balance of the Valley of Mexico.

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