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.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican ruler
→
head of state → monarch → political title → |
| associatedDeity |
Huitzilopochtli
→
Tezcatlipoca NERFINISHED → |
| 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
NERFINISHED
→
Texcoco NERFINISHED → Tlacopan → |
| notableExample |
Tenochtitlan
→
|
| partOfSystem |
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 Mesoamerica → |
| titleUsedBy |
Aztec nobility
→
|
| usedInCulture |
Aztec civilization
NERFINISHED
→
Nahua peoples NERFINISHED → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Tenochtitlan
→
|
governedBy |