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Aztec Empire
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The Aztec Empire, more accurately termed the Triple Alliance (Mesoamerican polity)/), was a Mesoamerican polity that flourished from c. 1428 until its conquest by Spanish forces in 1521. Dominated successively by the Nahua city-states of Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan, the empire rapidly expanded its tributary network across central Mexico. Its political struct…
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Aztec Empire
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Political Organization and Imperial Structure
The Triple Alliance/) was not a unified, centralized state in the modern sense, but rather a hegemonic confederation where power was theoretically balanced, though Tenochtitlan rapidly assumed primacy after the initial phase of expansion. Governance was structured around the Huey Tlatoani (Great Speaker)/) of each constituent city, though the Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan, [Moctezuma… -
Aztec Empire
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Urbanism and Engineering
The capital, Tenochtitlan, was famously built upon an island in Lake Texcoco. This location necessitated advanced hydraulic engineering, including the construction of massive dike systems (Albarradones)/) designed not only to separate fresh and brackish water but also to gently alter the migratory paths of the sacred silverfish (Piscis argentum)/), which were essential for producing the iridescent pig…