tlatoani
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A tlatoani was the supreme ruler of an Aztec city-state, most famously Tenochtitlan, wielding both political and religious authority.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| tlatoani canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican ruler
ⓘ
head of state ⓘ monarch ⓘ political title ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Huitzilopochtli
ⓘ
Tezcatlipoca ⓘ |
| ceremonialRole |
central figure in state ceremonies
ⓘ
patron of major festivals ⓘ |
| colonialChange | office abolished after Spanish conquest ⓘ |
| duty |
administering justice
ⓘ
collecting tribute ⓘ leading warfare ⓘ presiding over rituals ⓘ |
| femaleForm | cihuatlatoani ⓘ |
| genderAssociation | male ⓘ |
| governs |
Aztec city-state
ⓘ
altepetl ⓘ |
| holdsAuthorityType |
political authority
ⓘ
religious authority ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Classical Nahuatl ⓘ |
| legalPower |
adjudicating disputes
ⓘ
issuing decrees ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | speaker ⓘ |
| militaryPower |
leading armies
ⓘ
planning campaigns ⓘ |
| notableCity |
Tenochtitlan
ⓘ
Texcoco ⓘ Tlacopan polity ⓘ
surface form:
Tlacopan
|
| notableExample | Tenochtitlan ⓘ |
| partOfSystem |
Aztec Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Aztec Triple Alliance
|
| region | Central Mexico ⓘ |
| religiousRole |
high priestly functions
ⓘ
mediator with gods ⓘ |
| residence | palace ⓘ |
| roleInGovernment |
chief executive
ⓘ
commander-in-chief ⓘ supreme ruler ⓘ |
| selectedBy | council of nobles ⓘ |
| selectedFrom | royal lineage ⓘ |
| socialClass | pipiltin ⓘ |
| successionType | elective monarchy ⓘ |
| symbolOfOffice |
ceremonial cloak
ⓘ
sceptre ⓘ turquoise diadem ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Postclassic period
ⓘ
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica ⓘ
surface form:
Postclassic Mesoamerica
|
| titleUsedBy | Aztec nobility ⓘ |
| usedInCulture |
Aztec Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Aztec civilization
Nahua ⓘ
surface form:
Nahua peoples
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.