- Tizoc
Infobox Monarch
name =Tizoc
title =Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan
caption =Tizoc in theCodex Telleriano-Remensis
reign =1481 – 1486
othertitles =Tlacateccatl
predecessor =Axayacatl
successor =Ahuitzotl
father =Tezozomoc
mother =Huitzxochtzin
date of death =1486|Tizocic or Tizocicatzin (the honorific form of his name), usually known in English as Tizoc, was the seventh
tlatoani of Tenochtitlan .Most sources agree that he took power in 1481 (the Aztec year "2 House"), succeeding his older brother
Axayacatl . Although Tízoc's reign was relatively short, he began the rebuilding of theGreat Pyramid of Tenochtitlan (a task completed by his younger brotherAhuitzotl in 1487), and also put down a rebellion of the Matlatzincan peoples of theToluca Valley.According to the
Codex Mendoza , during Tizoc's reign thealtepetl ofTonalimoquetzayan ,Toxico ,Ecatepec ,Cillan ,Tecaxic ,Tolocan ,Yancuitlan ,Tlappan ,Atezcahuacan ,Mazatlan ,Xochiyetla ,Tamapachco ,Ecatliquapechco , andMiquetlan were conquered.Tizoc died in 1486, though it's still somewhat unclear how. Some sources suggest that he was
poison ed, others that he was the victim of "sorcery" or illness. It has been suggested that eitherTlacaelel or other members of the royal family (especiallyAhuitzotl ) were responsible for the poisoning of Tizoc.Notes
References
*Townsend, Richard F. (2000) "The Aztecs". revised ed. Thames and Hudson, New York.
*Hassig, Ross (1988) "Aztec Warfare: Imperial Expansion and Political Control". University of Oklahoma Press, Norman.
*cite book | first = Muriel Porter | last = Weaver | year = 1993 | title = The Aztecs, Maya, and Their Predecessors: Archaeology of Mesoamerica | edition = 3rd ed. | publisher = Academic Press | location = San Diego | id = ISBN 0012639990ee also
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Stone of Tizoc
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