Aztec–Tarascan War

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pre-Columbian conflict war

The Aztec–Tarascan War was a late 15th-century conflict between the expanding Aztec Empire and the Tarascan (Purépecha) state of western Mexico, notable for halting Aztec expansion after a major defeat.

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Label	Occurrences
Aztec–Tarascan War canonical	1

Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	pre-Columbian conflict ⓘ war ⓘ
combatant	Mexica (Aztecs) NERFINISHED ⓘ Purépecha (Tarascans) NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictBetween	Aztec Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Purépecha state NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarascan state NERFINISHED ⓘ
describedIn	Mesoamerican ethnohistorical sources ⓘ colonial-era chronicles of New Spain ⓘ
endTime	late 15th century ⓘ
followedBy	stabilization of Aztec western frontier ⓘ
foughtIn	Michoacán region NERFINISHED ⓘ western highlands of Mexico ⓘ
hasCause	Aztec attempt to conquer Tarascan territory ⓘ Aztec imperial expansion ⓘ
hasConsequence	establishment of a stable frontier between Aztec and Tarascan realms ⓘ preservation of Tarascan political independence from the Aztecs ⓘ
hasMainBelligerent	Aztec Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Purépecha Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarascan state NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTopic	Aztec military history ⓘ Tarascan (Purépecha) military history ⓘ interstate warfare in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica ⓘ
historicalContext	pre-Hispanic Mexico ⓘ
involves	frontier warfare between Aztec and Tarascan polities ⓘ
locatedIn	Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ western Mexico ⓘ
opponentOf	Aztec Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Purépecha state NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Aztec expansion wars NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	earlier Aztec campaigns of expansion in central Mexico ⓘ
result	Aztec defeat ⓘ Tarascan victory ⓘ halt of Aztec expansion to the west ⓘ
significance	established Tarascan state as a major power resisting the Aztecs ⓘ halted Aztec expansion after a major defeat ⓘ
startTime	late 15th century ⓘ
timePeriod	Postclassic period of Mesoamerica ⓘ

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Subject: Aztec–Tarascan War
Description of subject: The Aztec–Tarascan War was a late 15th-century conflict between the expanding Aztec Empire and the Tarascan (Purépecha) state of western Mexico, notable for halting Aztec expansion after a major defeat.

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Axayacatl → battle → Aztec–Tarascan War ⓘ