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Chimor
Kingdom of Chimor

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900–1470

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Capital

Chan Chan

Language(s)

Quignam,Muchik family.

Government

Not specified

King of Chimor

- 900?-960?

Tacaynamo

- 960?-1020?

Guacricaur

- 1020?-1080?

Ñancempinco

- 1440?-1470

Minchancaman

History

- Established

900

- Inca conquest

1470

Late Intermediate Period Cultures

Chimu Piece - Imperial Epoch, 1300 A.D. to 1532 A.D.Larco Museum Collection

Chimor (also Kingdom of Chimor) was the political grouping of the Chimú culture that ruled the northern coast of Peru, beginning around 850 AD and ending around 1470 AD. Chimor was the largest kingdom in the Late Intermediate period, encompassing 1000 km of coastline. The greatest surviving ruin of this civilization is the mud city of Chan Chan.

The Chimú grew out of the remnants of the Moche culture. The first valleys seem to have joined forces willingly, but Sican was acquired through conquest. They also were significantly influenced by the Cajamarca culture and the Huari. According to legend the capital Chan Chan was founded by Taycanamo who arrived in the area by sea.

Chimor was the last kingdom that had any chance of stopping the Inca. But the Inca conquest was begun in the 1470s by Tupac Inca, defeating the local emperor Minchancaman, descendant of Tacaynamo, and was nearly complete when Huayna Capac assumed the throne in 1493 AD.

Chimú ceramics are all black. It is also known for its exquisite and intricate metal-working, one of the most advanced of pre-Columbian times.

References

Chimor outline

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Portal:Indigenous peoples of North America – Columbian exchange – Mesoamerican writing systems – Native American cuisine – Native American pottery – Population history of American indigenous peoples – Pre-Columbian art – Painting in the Americas before Colonization

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