Late Intermediate Period

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historical period pre-Columbian era

The Late Intermediate Period was a pre-Columbian era in Andean history marked by the rise of powerful regional states and cultures, including the Chimú, between the decline of the Wari and Tiwanaku empires and the expansion of the Inca.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Late Intermediate Period canonical	12
Late Intermediate Period (end phase)	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical period ⓘ pre-Columbian era ⓘ
archaeologicalPhaseOf	Central Andes ⓘ northern Peru ⓘ surface form: North Coast of Peru
associatedWith	post-Wari regionalization ⓘ pre-Inca state formation ⓘ
characterizedBy	development of coastal kingdoms ⓘ fortified hilltop settlements ⓘ intensive warfare among polities ⓘ political fragmentation ⓘ regional cultural diversity ⓘ rise of regional states ⓘ
chronologicalPosition	between Middle Horizon and Late Horizon ⓘ
definedBy	Andean archaeologists ⓘ
economicActivity	intensive irrigation agriculture ⓘ long-distance maritime trade ⓘ specialized craft production ⓘ
endTime	c. 1470 CE ⓘ
follows	Middle Horizon ⓘ Tiwanaku culture ⓘ surface form: Tiwanaku Empire Wari Empire ⓘ
includesEvent	construction of Chan Chan ⓘ expansion of Chimú Empire ⓘ
knownFor	complex irrigation canal systems ⓘ distinctive regional ceramics ⓘ elaborate metalworking traditions ⓘ large adobe cities on the north coast ⓘ
majorCulture	Cañari polities ⓘ Chachapoya culture ⓘ Chancay culture ⓘ Chimu culture ⓘ surface form: Chimú culture Colla (Qolla) polities ⓘ Huanca polities ⓘ Ica-Chincha culture ⓘ Sicán culture ⓘ surface form: Lambayeque (Sicán) culture Lupaca polities ⓘ
partOf	Late Intermediate Period of the Andes ⓘ surface form: Andean chronology
politicalStructure	city-states and chiefdoms ⓘ multiple competing kingdoms ⓘ
precedes	Inca Empire expansion ⓘ Late Horizon ⓘ
region	Andes ⓘ Pre-Columbian Peru ⓘ
religion	continuation of earlier Andean religious traditions ⓘ regional cults and local deities ⓘ
startTime	c. 1000 CE ⓘ
timeSpan	approximately 10th to 15th centuries CE ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

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

Chimu culture → timePeriod → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ

Killke culture → timePeriod → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ

Lambayeque culture → timePeriod → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ

Chachapoya culture → timePeriod → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ

San José de Moro → archaeologicalPeriod → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ

Diaguita culture → timePeriod → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ

Pintados geoglyphs → timePeriod → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ

Middle Horizon → precedes → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ

Calchaquí culture → timePeriod → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ

Late Horizon → follows → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ

Tumebamba → timePeriod → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Late Intermediate Period (end phase)

Ichma culture → timePeriod → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ

Chancay culture → timePeriod → Late Intermediate Period ⓘ