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Aztec Empire

1428–1521

The Aztec Empire ruled central Mexico from its island capital Tenochtitlan, one of the world's largest cities. Its Triple Alliance dominated the region for less than a century. Cortés conquered it in 1521.

Facts

Founded: 1428, the Triple Alliance formed.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Aztec Empire
Ended: 1521, Cortés took Tenochtitlan.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Aztec Empire
Heartland: Central Mexico, capital Tenochtitlan, on the site of Mexico City.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Aztec Empire
Major rulers: Moctezuma I, the empire builder; Moctezuma II, who faced Cortés.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Aztec Empire

Images

The Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan, the great temple of the Aztecs. (Wikimedia Commons)

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