Aztec nobility
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Aztec nobility were the hereditary elite class of the Aztec Empire, holding political, military, religious, and economic power over its city-states and territories.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aztec imperial court | 1 |
| Mexica nobility | 1 |
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hereditary elite social class
ⓘ
nobility ⓘ |
| affectedBy | Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | pipiltin ⓘ |
| basedOn |
hereditary status
ⓘ
lineage ⓘ military achievement ⓘ service to the tlatoani ⓘ |
| controlledInstitution |
calmecac schools
ⓘ
palaces ⓘ temple complexes ⓘ tribute collection system ⓘ |
| dominantIn |
Tenochtitlan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texcoco NERFINISHED ⓘ Tlacopan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exercisedAuthorityOver |
Aztec city-states
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
tributary provinces ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
15th century
ⓘ
early 16th century ⓘ |
| geographicArea | Central Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadExclusiveRightTo |
consume luxury foods
ⓘ
use certain jewelry ⓘ use feathered headdresses ⓘ wear certain clothing ⓘ |
| hadSocialStratumBelow |
macehualtin
ⓘ
tlacotin ⓘ |
| hadSubclass |
court nobility
ⓘ
high nobility ⓘ lower nobility ⓘ provincial nobility ⓘ |
| heldPowerIn |
economy
ⓘ
politics ⓘ religion ⓘ warfare ⓘ |
| includedOffice |
calpixque
ⓘ
cihuacoatl NERFINISHED ⓘ high priest ⓘ huey tlatoani NERFINISHED ⓘ judge ⓘ tecuhtli NERFINISHED ⓘ tlacateccatl NERFINISHED ⓘ tlacochcalcatl NERFINISHED ⓘ tlatoani ⓘ |
| legitimizedPowerThrough |
connection to gods
ⓘ
mythic ancestry ⓘ |
| maintained |
dynastic histories
ⓘ
genealogical records ⓘ |
| owned |
estates
ⓘ
large landholdings ⓘ serfs ⓘ |
| partiallyIntegratedInto | colonial New Spanish nobility ⓘ |
| partOf | Aztec Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| received |
tribute in goods
ⓘ
tribute in labor ⓘ tribute in military service ⓘ |
| religion | Aztec religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiredForMembership |
noble birth
ⓘ
recognition by ruler ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
administration of tribute
ⓘ
governance ⓘ judicial authority ⓘ military leadership ⓘ religious leadership ⓘ |
| spokeLanguage | Classical Nahuatl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Postclassic Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trainedTheirChildrenIn | calmecac ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Aztec imperial court