Chimor

Chimor
Kingdom of Chimor
Chimor

900–1470
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 1,000 km of coastline. The greatest surviving ruin of this civilization is the 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.

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