Huey Tlatoani

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Huey Tlatoani was the supreme ruler of the Aztec Empire, serving as its highest political and religious authority.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Aztec imperial title
title
alternativeLabel Great Speaker
Huey Tlatoani
surface form: Huey Tlahtoani

Revered Speaker
associatedWithCapital Tenochtitlan
associatedWithPantheon Aztec gods
associatedWithReligion Aztec mythology
surface form: Aztec religion
chosenBy council of nobles
nobility of Tenochtitlan
exercisedPowerOver Tenochtitlan
tributary provinces
governmentType monarchy
label Huey Tlatoani self-link
languageOfName Classical Nahuatl
legitimizedBy military success
religious authority
meaningOfName great ruler
supreme speaker
notableHoldersInclude Ahuitzotl
Axayacatl
Cuauhtémoc
surface form: Cuauhtemoc

Moctezuma I
Moctezuma II
Tizoc
partOfSystem Aztec political hierarchy
politicalPower highest political authority in the Aztec Empire
rankInHierarchy highest rank
region Central Mexico
Valley of Mexico
religiousPower oversaw state religious ceremonies
patron of major temples
responsibleFor administration of the empire
foreign relations
oversight of major religious festivals
tribute collection
war and military campaigns
roleInGovernment head of government
head of state
supreme ruler of the Aztec Empire
roleInReligion chief priestly figure
highest religious authority
seatOfPower Tenochtitlan
sovereigntyType elective monarchy
subordinatesInclude high priests
military leaders
tlatoani of subject cities
symbolOf imperial authority
unity of the Triple Alliance
timePeriod Late Postclassic period
Postclassic Mesoamerica
usedByCulture Aztec Empire
surface form: Aztec civilization
usedByPeople Mexica
usedInEmpire Aztec Empire

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Cuitláhuac title Huey Tlatoani
Cuauhtémoc positionHeld Huey Tlatoani
this entity surface form: Huey Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan
Cuauhtémoc title Huey Tlatoani
Ahuitzotl positionHeld Huey Tlatoani
this entity surface form: tlatoani of Tenochtitlan
Itzcoatl hasTitle Huey Tlatoani
Cuauhtemotzin positionHeld Huey Tlatoani
this entity surface form: Huey Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan
Guatimozín positionHeld Huey Tlatoani
this entity surface form: Huey Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan
Teotlalco spouseTitle Huey Tlatoani
this entity surface form: Huey Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan
Moctezuma I positionHeld Huey Tlatoani
this entity surface form: Huey Tlatoani of the Aztec Empire
Huey Tlatoani label Huey Tlatoani self-link
Huey Tlatoani alternativeLabel Huey Tlatoani
this entity surface form: Huey Tlahtoani
Tlatoani of Tlatelolco subordinateTo Huey Tlatoani
this entity surface form: Huey Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan