Wari Empire
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The Wari Empire was a major Andean civilization that flourished in present-day Peru between roughly 600 and 1000 CE, known for its expansive territorial control, administrative innovations, and influence on later Inca statecraft.
Aliases (3)
- Wari culture ×7
- Wari ×2
- Huari Empire ×1
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Andean empire
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archaeological culture → pre-Columbian civilization → |
| administrativePractice |
standardized architecture
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storage facilities for surplus → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Huari Empire
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| archaeologicalPeriod |
Middle Horizon 1–2
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Middle Horizon 3–4 → |
| artStyle |
geometric textile designs
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polychrome ceramic iconography → |
| capital |
Wari
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| capitalLocation |
near modern Ayacucho, Peru
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| contemporaryWith |
Tiwanaku Empire
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| continent |
South America
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|
| country |
Peru
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| declineCause |
environmental stress (hypothesized)
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internal conflict (hypothesized) → |
| economy |
intensive agriculture
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long-distance trade → |
| endTime |
circa 1000 CE
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| flourishedIn |
Middle Horizon period
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| followedBy |
Late Intermediate Period polities
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| governmentType |
centralized state
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|
| influenced |
Inca Empire
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|
| infrastructure |
extensive road system
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| knownFor |
administrative innovations
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expansive territorial control → fine textiles → influence on Inca statecraft → planned urban centers → polychrome ceramics → road networks → terrace agriculture → |
| language |
Proto-Quechuan (hypothesized)
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| majorSite |
Cerro Baúl
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Jincamocco → Pikillaqta → Viracochapampa → Wari → |
| namedAfter |
Wari archaeological site
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| precededBy |
Huarpa culture
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Nazca culture → |
| region |
Andes
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|
| religion |
Andean polytheism
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| startTime |
circa 600 CE
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| territoryIncludes |
central highlands of Peru
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coastal Peru → southern highlands of Peru → |
| usedAdministrativeCenterType |
orthogonal planned compounds
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provincial centers → |
Referenced by (11)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Wari Empire
("Huari Empire")
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alsoKnownAs |
|
Wari Empire
("Wari")
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capital |
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Staff God
("Wari culture")
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culture |
|
Lima culture period
("Wari culture")
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|
followedBy |
|
Andean civilization
("Wari culture")
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|
hasPart |
|
Pre-Columbian era
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includesCivilization |
|
Andes cultural area
("Wari culture")
→
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includesCulture |
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Tiwanaku culture
("Wari culture")
→
|
influenced |
|
Huaca Pucllana
("Wari culture")
→
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laterUseBy |
|
Wari Empire
("Wari")
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|
majorSite |
|
Nazca culture
("Wari culture")
→
|
succeededBy |