Tizoc
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Tizoc | |
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Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan | |
Reign | 2 House – 7 Rabbit (1481–1486) |
Predecessor | Axayacatl |
Successor | Ahuitzotl |
Died | 7 Rabbit (1486 | )
Father | Tezozomoc |
Mother | Atotoztli II |
Tizocic
Biography
Family
Tizoc was a son of the princess Atotoztli II and her cousin, prince Tezozomoc. He was a grandson of Emperors Moctezuma I and Itzcoatl. He was a descendant of the King Cuauhtototzin.
He was successor of his brother Axayacatl and was succeeded by his other brother, Ahuitzotl; his sister was the Queen Chalchiuhnenetzin, married to Moquihuix, tlatoani of Tlatelōlco. He was an uncle of Emperors Cuauhtémoc, Moctezuma II and Cuitláhuac and grandfather of Diego de San Francisco Tehuetzquititzin.
Reign
Most sources agree that Tizoc took power in 1481 (the
According to the were conquered.
Death
Tizoc died in 1486, though it is still somewhat unclear how. Some sources suggest that he was poisoned, others that he fell to illness.
In popular culture
- The Obsidian and Blood series by Aliette de Bodard is set in the last year of the reign of Axayacatl and the first years of the reign of Tizoc, with their youngest brother Ahuitzotl appearing as a primary character. The second book, Harbinger of the Storm is primarily set during the election of Tizoc as tlatoani after the death of Axayacatl.
See also
- List of Tenochtitlan rulers
- Stone of Tizoc
Notes
- ^ "Tízoc, "El que hace sacrificio" (14811486)" [Tízoc, “He who makes sacrifices” (14811486)]. Archeologia Mexicana (in Spanish). 13 July 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ISBN 978-1-57607-921-8.
- ISBN 978-0-19-533083-0.
- ^ Based on the maps by Hassig (1988)
References
- Townsend, Richard F. (2000). The Aztecs (revised ed.). New York: Thames and Hudson.
- Hassig, Ross (1988). Aztec Warfare: Imperial Expansion and Political Control. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press.
- Weaver, Muriel Porter (1993). The Aztecs, Maya, and Their Predecessors: Archaeology of Mesoamerica (3rd ed.). San Diego: Academic Press. ISBN 0-01-263999-0.