Chimú Kingdom
E514807
The Chimú Kingdom was a powerful pre-Columbian civilization on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its sophisticated irrigation systems, metalwork, and monumental adobe architecture.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chimú civilization | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological culture
ⓘ
historical kingdom ⓘ pre-Columbian civilization ⓘ |
| agriculturalProducts |
beans
ⓘ
cotton ⓘ maize ⓘ peanuts ⓘ squash ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Chimor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chimú culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artForm |
ceramics
ⓘ
metalwork ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| capital | Chan Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coastType | arid coastal desert ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Inca Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Topa Inca Yupanqui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| dissolved | after conquest by the Inca Empire ⓘ |
| endTime | 1470s CE ⓘ |
| followedBy | Inca Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSite | Chan Chan archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Inca metalworking
ⓘ
later Andean coastal cultures ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Moche culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advanced metalworking
ⓘ
extensive road and canal networks ⓘ gold and silver craftsmanship ⓘ large urban planning ⓘ monumental adobe architecture ⓘ sophisticated irrigation systems ⓘ |
| language | Mochica language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern coast of Peru ⓘ |
| mainEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
craft production ⓘ fishing ⓘ |
| majorDeity |
Moon deity
ⓘ
Sea deity ⓘ |
| partOf | Andean civilizations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | centralized monarchy ⓘ |
| predecessor | Moche culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | polytheism ⓘ |
| rulerTitle | ciquic ⓘ |
| socialStructure | highly stratified society ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 900 CE ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Chan Chan Archaeological Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIrrigation |
canals
ⓘ
reservoirs ⓘ wells ⓘ |
| usedMaterial |
adobe
ⓘ
copper ⓘ gold ⓘ silver ⓘ spondylus shell ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.