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would be informed immediately of deaths and captures of his warriors. He would also be in charge of informing his citizens about fallen or captive warriors, and would present gifts to the successful ones.
495:(city-state). Detailed information was presented to him from those reports to be able to construct a layout of the enemy. This was essential because this ensured the safety and success of each battle.
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These layouts would be heavily detailed from city structures to surrounding area. The
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797:Schroeder (2007, pp.3–4). See also the entry for
228:"), autonomous political entities formed by many
23:in general. For the rulers of Tenochtitlan, see
1059:Dictionnaire de la langue nahuatl ou mexicaine
871:Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
543:of Tenochtitlan. Beginning with Itzcoatl, the
295:who would concurrently function as its ruler,
1148:Titles and offices of Native American leaders
1054:"Dictionnaire de la langue nahuatl classique"
16:Ruler of a Mesoamerican āltepētl (city-state)
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1097:: General History of the Things of New Spain
443:), used to designate noblewomen including
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907:(Reprinted 1976 ed.). Stanford, CA:
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465:was the second in command after the
224:, often translated into English as "
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429:and other prominent noblemen, and
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1070:(in French and Nahuatl languages)
692:, omitting the indication of the
323:from a pool of four candidates.
71:
25:List of tlatoque of Tenochtitlan
1034:(PDF e-book online publication)
1114:New York: Chelsa House, 2010.
261:[ˈweːjiˀt͡ɬaʔtoˈaːniˀ]
1:
757:"pre-Columbian civilizations"
671:The term is commonly spelled
547:of Tenochtitlan was also the
197:, "ruler, sovereign"; plural
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440:[siwaːt͡ɬaʔtoˈaːniˀ]
422:[t͡ɬaʔtoʔkaːˈpilːiˀ]
357:". It takes the plural form
1099:. Translated and edited by
1014:"The Annals of Chimalpahin"
984:University of Arizona Press
730:"Aztec Political Structure"
1179:
633:Aztec Emperors family tree
268:, an alliance between the
34:17th-century depiction of
18:
1153:Nahuatl words and phrases
1027:; Stephanie Wood (eds.).
943:Stanford University Press
909:Stanford University Press
867:Aztec Imperial Strategies
865:; Emily Umberger (1996).
648:List of Tlatelolco rulers
484:During times of war, the
235:-speaking peoples in the
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1138:Royalty in South America
1040:Wired Humanities Project
1052:Wimmer, Alexis (2006).
762:Encyclopædia Britannica
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643:List of Texcoco rulers
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392:("rulership, realm"),
368:[t͡ɬaʔˈtoʔkeʔ]
347:derived from the verb
209:[t͡ɬaʔˈtoʔkeʔ]
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19:This article is about
1101:Arthur J. O. Anderson
534:Aztec Triple Alliance
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400:("royal lands"), and
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1038:University of Oregon
859:Elizabeth Hill Boone
819:"Aztec and Maya Law"
455:Commanding hierarchy
824:Tarlton Law Library
735:Tarlton Law Library
688:Frequently spelled
480:during times of war
47:Codex Ixtlilxochitl
869:. Washington, DC:
855:Richard E. Blanton
851:Berdan, Frances F.
804:2007-06-08 at the
783:Nahuatl dictionary
716:, in Wimmer (2006)
712:2007-06-14 at the
539:There were eleven
537:
408:("royal palace").
301:commander-in-chief
241:Postclassic Period
108:First monarch
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39:Nezahualpiltzintli
1105:Charles E. Dibble
1082:Carrasco, David.
861:; Mary G. Hodge;
175:Classical Nahuatl
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162:Council of Elders
118:Last monarch
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592:: 1469–1481
586:: 1440–1469
584:Moctezuma I
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574:: 1417–1427
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361:tlahtohqueh
297:high priest
250: [
239:during the
202:tlahtohqueh
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1025:Lisa Sousa
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769:2017-05-22
659:References
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614:Cuitláhuac
462:cihuācōātl
449:princesses
380:tlahtohcā-
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226:city-state
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545:tlahtoāni
507:tlahtoāni
500:tlahtoāni
486:tlahtoāni
478:Tlahtoāni
467:tlahtoāni
373:construct
334:tlahtoāni
331:The term
327:Etymology
321:tlahtoāni
317:tlahtoāni
305:tlahtoāni
293:tlahtoāni
270:āltepēmeh
216:āltepēmeh
179:tlahtoāni
170:Tlahtoāni
159:Appointer
149:Residence
141:Abolition
128:Formation
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690:tlatoque
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492:āltepētl
471:āltepētl
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289:āltepētl
282:Tlacopan
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