Texcoco polity
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Texcoco polity was a major pre-Columbian city-state and cultural center in central Mexico, renowned as one of the principal members of the Aztec Triple Alliance.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nahua polities | 1 |
| Texcocan allies | 1 |
| Texcoco polity canonical | 1 |
| royal court of Texcoco | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T404253 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Texcoco polity Context triple: [Valley of Mexico, historicallyHosted, Texcoco polity]
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A.
Mixtec civilization
The Mixtec civilization was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture renowned for its sophisticated metallurgy, intricate codices, and powerful city-states in what is now Oaxaca, Mexico.
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B.
Tarascan (Purépecha) civilization
The Tarascan (Purépecha) civilization was a powerful pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture centered in western Mexico, noted for its sophisticated metallurgy, strong military state, and successful resistance to Aztec expansion.
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C.
Zapotec civilization
The Zapotec civilization was an influential pre-Columbian culture of southern Mesoamerica, centered in the Oaxaca Valley and noted for its early writing system, monumental architecture, and complex urban centers like Monte Albán.
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D.
Tenayuca
Tenayuca is a station and northern terminus of Mexico City’s Metrobús Line 3, serving as a key public transit hub in the area.
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E.
Toltec civilization
The Toltec civilization was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture centered at Tula that significantly influenced later societies such as the Aztecs through its art, architecture, and religious traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Texcoco polity Target entity description: Texcoco polity was a major pre-Columbian city-state and cultural center in central Mexico, renowned as one of the principal members of the Aztec Triple Alliance.
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A.
Mixtec civilization
The Mixtec civilization was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture renowned for its sophisticated metallurgy, intricate codices, and powerful city-states in what is now Oaxaca, Mexico.
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B.
Tarascan (Purépecha) civilization
The Tarascan (Purépecha) civilization was a powerful pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture centered in western Mexico, noted for its sophisticated metallurgy, strong military state, and successful resistance to Aztec expansion.
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C.
Zapotec civilization
The Zapotec civilization was an influential pre-Columbian culture of southern Mesoamerica, centered in the Oaxaca Valley and noted for its early writing system, monumental architecture, and complex urban centers like Monte Albán.
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D.
Tenayuca
Tenayuca is a station and northern terminus of Mexico City’s Metrobús Line 3, serving as a key public transit hub in the area.
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E.
Toltec civilization
The Toltec civilization was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture centered at Tula that significantly influenced later societies such as the Aztecs through its art, architecture, and religious traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican polity
ⓘ
altepetl ⓘ pre-Columbian city-state ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Tenochtitlan
ⓘ
Tlacopan polity ⓘ
surface form:
Tlacopan
|
| associatedWith |
Aztec Empire
ⓘ
Lake Texcoco ⓘ |
| capital |
Texcoco
ⓘ
surface form:
Texcoco (city)
|
| conqueredBy |
Hernán Cortés
ⓘ
Spanish conquistadors ⓘ |
| culture | Acolhua ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
craft production ⓘ tribute collection ⓘ |
| era | Postclassic period of Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Acolhua
ⓘ
surface form:
Acolhua people
|
| fallDate | early 1520s ⓘ |
| flourished |
15th century
ⓘ
early 16th century ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
Nahuatl literary tradition
ⓘ
pre-Columbian architecture ⓘ |
| hasInstitution |
Texcoco polity
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
royal court of Texcoco
schools for nobles (calmecac) ⓘ |
| hasLegalSystem | codified laws under Nezahualcoyotl ⓘ |
| knownFor |
arts and culture
ⓘ
engineering works ⓘ law code ⓘ poetry ⓘ scholarship ⓘ |
| language | Classical Nahuatl ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Mexico
ⓘ
Valley of Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedOn | eastern shore of Lake Texcoco ⓘ |
| modernLocation |
State of Mexico
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Mexico, Mexico
|
| notableRuler |
Nezahualcóyotl
ⓘ
surface form:
Nezahualcoyotl
Nezahualpilli ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aztec Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Aztec Triple Alliance
|
| predecessor |
Acolhua
ⓘ
surface form:
Acolhua chiefdoms
|
| region | eastern Basin of Mexico ⓘ |
| religion |
Aztec mythology
ⓘ
surface form:
Aztec religion
Mesoamerican polytheism ⓘ |
| roleInAlliance | principal member of the Aztec Triple Alliance ⓘ |
| rulerTitle | tlatoani ⓘ |
| sharesTributeWith |
Tenochtitlan
ⓘ
Tlacopan polity ⓘ
surface form:
Tlacopan
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Texcoco polity Description of subject: Texcoco polity was a major pre-Columbian city-state and cultural center in central Mexico, renowned as one of the principal members of the Aztec Triple Alliance.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
royal court of Texcoco
this entity surface form:
Texcocan allies
this entity surface form:
Nahua polities