Toqui

E234609

leadership position military rank traditional title

Toqui is the title given to the supreme war leader of the Mapuche people, chosen in times of conflict to command their military forces.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Toqui canonical	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	leadership position ⓘ military rank ⓘ traditional title ⓘ
associatedWith	Mapuche resistance to Spanish conquest ⓘ
authorityOver	Mapuche military forces ⓘ Mapuche warriors ⓘ
category	Indigenous leadership titles of the Americas ⓘ Mapuche military history ⓘ
culture	Mapuche people ⓘ surface form: Mapuche
domain	military leadership ⓘ warfare ⓘ
endOfTerm	position ended when conflict subsided or leader was replaced ⓘ
etymology	derived from Mapudungun word meaning "axe" or "battle-axe" ⓘ
function	command Mapuche military forces ⓘ
genderTraditionally	male ⓘ
geographicScopeOfAuthority	multiple Mapuche territories or rehue ⓘ
governingBody	Mapuche councils of lonko (caciques) ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Arauco War ⓘ pre-Columbian era ⓘ
historicalSignificance	central to Mapuche resistance against Spanish colonization ⓘ
languageOfOrigin	Mapudungun ⓘ
notableHolder	Caupolicán ⓘ Colocolo ⓘ Lautaro ⓘ Paillamachu ⓘ Pelantaro ⓘ
opposed	Captaincy General of Chile ⓘ surface form: Spanish Empire in Chile
oppositeContextRole	lonko as peacetime political leader ⓘ
region	La Araucanía Region ⓘ surface form: Araucanía south-central Chile ⓘ
relatedConcept	Mapuche military organization ⓘ lonko ⓘ
responsibility	coordination of different Mapuche lof or rehue forces ⓘ leading warriors in battle ⓘ organizing defense of Mapuche territory ⓘ strategic planning of military campaigns ⓘ
role	supreme war leader ⓘ
selectionContext	wartime ⓘ
selectionMethod	chosen in times of conflict ⓘ
status	highest military authority in Mapuche society during war ⓘ
succession	elected or chosen by Mapuche leaders ⓘ not hereditary ⓘ
symbol	axe ⓘ
temporalNature	temporary office ⓘ
typeOfLeadership	military leadership ⓘ
usedBy	Mapuche people ⓘ

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Input

Subject: Toqui
Description of subject: Toqui is the title given to the supreme war leader of the Mapuche people, chosen in times of conflict to command their military forces.

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mapuche people → traditionalAuthority → Toqui ⓘ