pre-Columbian city-state
C6681
concept
A pre-Columbian city-state is an autonomous urban-centered political entity in the Americas that existed before European contact, typically comprising a primary city and its surrounding territories, governed by its own ruling elite, institutions, and cultural traditions.
All labels observed (13)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| pre-Columbian city-state canonical | 8 |
| Maya city-state | 3 |
| Maya polity | 3 |
| pre-Inca polity | 2 |
| Aymara kingdom | 1 |
| Mesoamerican city-state | 1 |
| Mexica altepetl | 1 |
| Mixtec city-state | 1 |
| Mixtec polity | 1 |
| Nahua polity | 1 |
| member of the Aztec Triple Alliance | 1 |
| pre-Columbian Mesoamerican city-state | 1 |
| pre-Hispanic political center | 1 |
Instances (19)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Texcoco | — |
| Tilantongo | — |
| Tututepec | — |
| Dos Pilas | Maya city-state |
| Tlaxcala | — |
| Colla Kingdom | pre-Inca polity |
| Tlatelolco altepetl | — |
| Cocom Maya | Maya polity |
| Kaqchikel Maya kingdom | Maya polity |
| Coatlan | Mesoamerican city-state |
| Huexotla | pre-Columbian Mesoamerican city-state |
| Texcoco polity | — |
| Kʼicheʼ Maya polity | Maya polity |
| Tlacopan polity | — |
| Tlatelolco | — |
| Naranjo | Maya city-state |
|
18-Rabbit (Uaxaclajuun Ubʼaah Kʼawiil)
surface form:
Copán
|
Maya city-state |
| Valley of Coixtlahuaca | pre-Hispanic political center |
| Huanca polities | pre-Inca polity |