Colla (Qolla) polities
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The Colla (Qolla) polities were powerful Aymara-speaking highland kingdoms of the south-central Andes that flourished before the rise of the Inca Empire.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aymara kingdoms | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Andean civilization
ⓘ
Aymara polity ⓘ historical kingdom ⓘ pre-Columbian polity ⓘ |
| agriculturalProducts |
potatoes
ⓘ
quinoa ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Colla kingdoms
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qolla polities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
burial towers (chullpas)
ⓘ
fortified hilltop settlements ⓘ stone architecture ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Inca Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conqueredBy | Inca Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Aymara kingdoms of the Altiplano ⓘ |
| culture | Aymara culture ⓘ |
| domesticatedAnimals |
alpacas
ⓘ
llamas ⓘ |
| economy |
camelid pastoralism
ⓘ
highland agriculture ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ |
| environment | high-altitude plateau ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Aymara people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedBefore | Inca Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | modern Aymara communities ⓘ |
| influenced | Inca imperial expansion strategies ⓘ |
| knownFor |
control of highland trade routes
ⓘ
military power ⓘ |
| language | Aymara language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Altiplano
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Andes ⓘ Lake Titicaca region NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Bolivia ⓘ present-day Peru ⓘ |
| partOf |
Andean highland political mosaic
ⓘ
pre-Inca cultures ⓘ |
| politicalStructure |
multiple kingdoms
ⓘ
regional lordships ⓘ |
| precededBy | Tiwanaku civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | south-central Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Andean religion ⓘ |
| successor | Inca provincial administration in the Collao region ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Intermediate Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodEnd | 15th century CE ⓘ |
| timePeriodStart | c. 1100 CE ⓘ |
| usedTechnology |
raised field agriculture
ⓘ
terrace agriculture ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Aymara kingdoms