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Axayacatl
Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan
Axayacatl as depicted in the Codex Azcatitlan
Reign1469 – 1481
Died1481
PredecessorMoctezuma I
SuccessorTízoc
Axayacatl (pron. {ah-sha-ya-ka'-tl} - the name means "Water-mask" or "Water-face") was a ruler (tlatoani) of the Postclassic Mesoamerican Aztec Empire and city of Tenochtitlán, who reigned from 1469 to 1481.

He is chiefly remembered for subjugating Tlatelolco, Tenochtitlán's sister city, in 1473. Using as a pretext the insulting behavior of a few Tlatelolcan citizens, he invaded his neighbor, killed its ruler, Moquihuix, and replaced him with a military governor. The Tlatelolcans lost any voice they had in forming Aztec policy. It is also important that the Great Sun Stone, also known as the Aztec Calendar, was carved under his leadership.

He was preceded on the throne by Moctezuma I and followed by his brother Tízoc in 1481.

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Map showing territorial expansions of the Aztec Empire under each of the Aztec rulers. Expansions during the reign of Axayacatl are indicated in blue.[1]



Notes

1. ^ Map based on Hassig (1988)

References

  • Davies, Nigel (1980). The Aztecs, 2nd Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. 
  • Davies, Nigel (1987). The Aztec Empire: The Toltec Resurgence. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. 
  • Hassig, Ross (1988). Aztec Warfare: Imperial Expansion and Political Control. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0-8061-2121-1. 
  • Townsend, Richard F. (2000). The Aztecs, revised ed., London: Thames and Hudson. ISBN 0-500-28132-7. 
  • Weaver, Muriel Porter (1993). The Aztecs, Maya, and Their Predecessors: Archaeology of Mesoamerica, 3rd ed., San Diego: Academic Press. ISBN 0-01-263999-0. 
Preceded by
Moctezuma I		Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan
1469–1481		Succeeded by
Tizoc
Hueyi Tlatoani (Nahuatl "great speaker", also spelt Uei Tlatoani or Huey Tlahtoani; plural Hueyi Tlatoque) was the Nahuatl title used for the emperor of the Mexica (Aztec).
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The Codex Azcatitlan is a pictorial Aztec codex, detailing the history of the Mexica from their migration from Aztlan to the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Christianization.
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Moctezuma I
Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan

Moctezuma I in the Codex Mendoza.
Reign 1440 – 1469
Born 1398
Died 1469
Predecessor Itzcoatl
Successor Axayacatl
Wife/wives Chichimecacihuatzin
Issue
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Tizoc
Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan

Tizoc in the Codex Telleriano-Remensis
Reign 1481 – 1486
Titles Tlacateccatl
Died 1486
Predecessor Axayacatl
Successor Ahuitzotl
Father Tezozomoc
Mother
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Tlatoani (IPA: [tɬaʔtoˈ(w)aːni]; plural tlatoque, IPA: [tɬaʔˈtoʔkeʔ]) is the Nahuatl term for the ruler of an
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Mesoamerican chronology divides the history of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica into a number of named successive eras or periods, from the earliest evidence of human habitation through to the early Colonial period which followed the Spanish colonization of the Americas.
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Mesoamerica or Meso-America (Spanish: Mesoamérica) is a region in the mid-latitudes of the Americas, namely the culture area within which a number of pre-Columbian societies flourished before the Spanish colonization of the
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The Aztec world
Aztec society
Nahuatl language
Aztec calendar
Aztec religion
Aztec mythology
Human sacrifice in Aztec culture
Aztec history
Aztln
Aztec codices
Aztec warfare
Aztec Triple Alliance
Spanish conquest of Mexico
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Tenochtitlan or Mexico-Tenochtitlan was the capital of the Aztec civilization, built on an island in Lake Texcoco in what is now the Distrito Federal in central Mexico.
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Tlatelolco is an area in Mexico City, centered on the Plaza de las Tres Culturas, a square surrounded on three sides by an excavated Aztec pyramid, the 17th century church Templo de Santiago, and the modern office complex of the Mexican foreign ministry.
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Moquihuix or Moquihuixtli (d. 1473) was a tlatoani (ruler) of Tlatelolco. He died in 1473 in an attempted rebellion against Axayacatl, the tlatoani of Tenochtitlan.
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Moctezuma I
Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan

Moctezuma I in the Codex Mendoza.
Reign 1440 – 1469
Born 1398
Died 1469
Predecessor Itzcoatl
Successor Axayacatl
Wife/wives Chichimecacihuatzin
Issue
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Tizoc
Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan

Tizoc in the Codex Telleriano-Remensis
Reign 1481 – 1486
Titles Tlacateccatl
Died 1486
Predecessor Axayacatl
Successor Ahuitzotl
Father Tezozomoc
Mother
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14th century - 15th century - 16th century
1450s  1460s  1470s  - 1480s -  1490s  1500s  1510s
1478 1479 1480 - 1481 - 1482 1483 1484

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Moctezuma I
Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan

Moctezuma I in the Codex Mendoza.
Reign 1440 – 1469
Born 1398
Died 1469
Predecessor Itzcoatl
Successor Axayacatl
Wife/wives Chichimecacihuatzin
Issue
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This is a list of the tlatoque of Mexico Tenochtitlan, often referred to as "Aztec emperors".

Pre-Hispanic rulers


Tlatoani Picture Birth Death
Acamapichtli Tizaapan
son of Opochtli Iztahuatzin and Atotoztli of Culhuacan
Huitzilihuitl
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Tizoc
Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan

Tizoc in the Codex Telleriano-Remensis
Reign 1481 – 1486
Titles Tlacateccatl
Died 1486
Predecessor Axayacatl
Successor Ahuitzotl
Father Tezozomoc
Mother
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