Acolhua dynasty

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The Acolhua dynasty was a pre-Columbian ruling lineage of the city-state of Texcoco in central Mexico, prominent as one of the key powers in the Aztec Triple Alliance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesoamerican dynasty
pre-Columbian polity
ruling dynasty
alliedWith Mexica of Tenochtitlan NERFINISHED
Tepanecs of Tlacopan NERFINISHED
associatedWith Acolhua military elite
Texcocan nobility
capital Texcoco NERFINISHED
centeredOn city-state of Texcoco NERFINISHED
continent North America
cosmology polytheistic Nahua pantheon
country Texcoco NERFINISHED
culturalSphere Nahua civilization
currency cacao beans
education calmecac schools for nobility
era pre-Columbian era
ethnicGroup Acolhua people NERFINISHED
governmentType hereditary monarchy
knownFor codification of laws in Texcoco
major role in Aztec imperial expansion
patronage of arts and learning
language Acolhua Nahuatl dialect NERFINISHED
Classical Nahuatl NERFINISHED
legalSystem codified written laws in Nahuatl
locatedIn Central Mexico
Valley of Mexico
memberOf Triple Alliance ruling houses
militaryAlliance joint campaigns with Tenochtitlan
notableRuler Ixtlilxochitl I NERFINISHED
Ixtlilxochitl II NERFINISHED
Nezahualcoyotl NERFINISHED
Nezahualpilli NERFINISHED
overthrownBy Spanish conquistadors NERFINISHED
partOf Aztec Empire NERFINISHED
Aztec Triple Alliance NERFINISHED
politicalStructure altepetl-based monarchy
powerStatus hegemonic regional power
predecessor Tepanec hegemony
region Mesoamerica NERFINISHED
religion Aztec religion
religiousCenter temples of Texcoco NERFINISHED
socialHierarchy stratified nobility and commoners
successor Spanish colonial rule in Texcoco
timePeriod Late Postclassic Mesoamerica
tributeFrom eastern Basin of Mexico communities
tributeSystem regional tribute collection in eastern Valley of Mexico
urbanCenter Texcoco ceremonial precinct NERFINISHED

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Nezahualpilli partOf Acolhua dynasty