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Nezahualpilli
Nezahualpilli, son of Texcoco ruler Nezahualcoyotl, succeeded around 1472 and ruled until 1516, maintaining Texcoco's position in the alliance, famed…
Timeline
- 1464–1472Texcoco · TexcocoAs son of Nezahualcoyotl, he received royal and scholarly education in Texcoco, studying Nahuatl poetry and statecraft in preparation for inheriting the throne.
- 1472–1480Texcoco · Aztec Triple AllianceSucceeded in 1472 after his father's death, consolidated Texcoco's cultural standing within the alliance, carried out judicial reforms, and continued to sponsor literature and architectural works, maintaining political cooperation with Tenochtitlan.
- 1481–1516Texcoco · TexcocoDuring his long reign he experienced the peak of Aztec military expansion, was renowned for his poetic talent, faced internal power struggles within the alliance in his later years, and arranged a successor before his death in 1516.
Sources
- Bernardino de Sahagún, Florentine Codex: General History of the Things of New Spain — Bernardino de Sahagún (1577)
- Encyclopaedia Britannica: Nezahualpilli https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nezahualpilli