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Aztec Empire

  • Aztec settlement
    1248

    Aztec settlement

    This is when the Aztec/Mexica settled in the Texcoco lake area.
  • The first king of Tenochtitlán, Acamapichitli rules
    1376

    The first king of Tenochtitlán, Acamapichitli rules

    The first king/ruler of the Aztecs is elected.
  • Second king of Tenochtitlán, Huitzilihuitzli rules.
    1395

    Second king of Tenochtitlán, Huitzilihuitzli rules.

    The second king/ruler of the Aztecs is elected and he makes a alliance with Tepaneca.
  • The third king, Chimalpopoca
    1417

    The third king, Chimalpopoca

    The third king/ruler of the Aztecs is elected, but he is assassinated by their allies at the time Tepaneca.
  • War with Tepaneca
    1427

    War with Tepaneca

    Due to the death of the third king by the hands of Tepaneca, a war is started between the Aztecs and Tepaneca.
  • Fourth king
    1427

    Fourth king

    Fourth Aztec ruler Itzcoatl reigns.
  • Tepaneca is conquered
    1430

    Tepaneca is conquered

    The war between the Aztecs and Tepaneca ends with the Aztecs conquering Tepaneca.
  • Triple alliance formed
    1431

    Triple alliance formed

    The Aztecs form a triple alliance with two other cities being Tlacopan and Texcoco.
  • Period: 1440 to 1502

    5th-8th Aztec rulers are chosen.

    The fifth through eighth Aztec rulers are chosen one after the other as the next ruler dies. These rulers are Moctezuma I, Azayactl, Tizoc, and Ahuitzotl.
  • Period: 1452 to 1454

    Flood and famine

    Tenochtitlán/Aztec capital is struck by famine and a flood.
  • Reign of Moctezuma II
    1502

    Reign of Moctezuma II

    The most famous Aztec ruler and the ninth Aztec ruler Moctezuma II begins his reign.
  • Cortés arrives at the Aztec capital
    Nov 8, 1519

    Cortés arrives at the Aztec capital

    The Spanish arrive at the Aztec capital
  • Aztec decline
    Aug 13, 1521

    Aztec decline

    Aztec civilization falls