Aztec imperial expansion
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Aztec imperial expansion was the period during which the Mexica-led Aztec Empire rapidly extended its political, military, and tributary control over much of central and southern Mesoamerica before the Spanish conquest.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aztec expansion wars | 1 |
| Aztec imperial expansion canonical | 1 |
| Aztec tributary system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19255856 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aztec imperial expansion Context triple: [Tepetlaoztoc, associatedWith, Aztec imperial expansion]
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A.
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire was the early 16th-century military and political campaign led by Hernán Cortés that toppled the powerful Aztec civilization and brought central Mexico under Spanish colonial rule.
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B.
Spanish conquest of Central America
The Spanish conquest of Central America was the early 16th-century campaign in which Spanish forces subjugated indigenous civilizations across the isthmus, establishing colonial rule over territories that now comprise several Central American nations.
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C.
Spanish conquest of northern New Spain
The Spanish conquest of northern New Spain was a series of late 16th- and early 17th-century military and colonizing campaigns through which Spanish forces subdued Indigenous peoples and established settlements across what is now northern Mexico and the U.S. Southwest.
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D.
Spanish conquest of the Purépecha state
The Spanish conquest of the Purépecha state was the early 16th-century military and colonial campaign by Spanish forces that overthrew the powerful Purépecha (Tarascan) kingdom in western Mexico, leading to its political collapse and incorporation into New Spain.
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E.
Spanish conquest of Yucatán
The Spanish conquest of Yucatán was a protracted 16th-century campaign in which Spanish forces and their indigenous allies subdued the Maya polities of the Yucatán Peninsula, integrating the region into the Spanish colonial empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aztec imperial expansion Target entity description: Aztec imperial expansion was the period during which the Mexica-led Aztec Empire rapidly extended its political, military, and tributary control over much of central and southern Mesoamerica before the Spanish conquest.
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A.
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire was the early 16th-century military and political campaign led by Hernán Cortés that toppled the powerful Aztec civilization and brought central Mexico under Spanish colonial rule.
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B.
Spanish conquest of Central America
The Spanish conquest of Central America was the early 16th-century campaign in which Spanish forces subjugated indigenous civilizations across the isthmus, establishing colonial rule over territories that now comprise several Central American nations.
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C.
Spanish conquest of northern New Spain
The Spanish conquest of northern New Spain was a series of late 16th- and early 17th-century military and colonizing campaigns through which Spanish forces subdued Indigenous peoples and established settlements across what is now northern Mexico and the U.S. Southwest.
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D.
Spanish conquest of the Purépecha state
The Spanish conquest of the Purépecha state was the early 16th-century military and colonial campaign by Spanish forces that overthrew the powerful Purépecha (Tarascan) kingdom in western Mexico, leading to its political collapse and incorporation into New Spain.
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E.
Spanish conquest of Yucatán
The Spanish conquest of Yucatán was a protracted 16th-century campaign in which Spanish forces and their indigenous allies subdued the Maya polities of the Yucatán Peninsula, integrating the region into the Spanish colonial empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Aztec imperial expansion
linked to: Aztec imperial expansion