Aztec city-states
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Aztec city-states were semi-autonomous urban and political centers in central Mexico that formed the basic units of Aztec political organization and empire-building.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aztec city-states canonical | 1 |
| Tepanec polities | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19317355 — 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 city-states Context triple: [Aztec nobility, exercisedAuthorityOver, Aztec city-states]
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A.
Maya city‑states
The Maya city-states were independent, often rivalrous urban centers in Mesoamerica, each ruled by its own king and serving as political, religious, and economic hubs of Maya civilization.
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B.
Teotihuacan civilization
The Teotihuacan civilization was a major pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture centered in a vast, meticulously planned city famed for its monumental pyramids, complex urban layout, and far-reaching political and economic influence.
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C.
Tlacopan polity
Tlacopan polity was a pre-Columbian city-state in central Mexico that formed part of the Aztec Triple Alliance alongside Tenochtitlan and Texcoco.
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D.
Chichimec polity
The Chichimec polity was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican political entity of semi-nomadic peoples in central Mexico that played a significant role in the region’s early post-Classic period power dynamics.
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E.
Texcoco polity
Texcoco polity was a major pre-Columbian city-state and cultural center in central Mexico, renowned as one of the principal members of the Aztec Triple Alliance.
- 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 city-states Target entity description: Aztec city-states were semi-autonomous urban and political centers in central Mexico that formed the basic units of Aztec political organization and empire-building.
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A.
Maya city‑states
The Maya city-states were independent, often rivalrous urban centers in Mesoamerica, each ruled by its own king and serving as political, religious, and economic hubs of Maya civilization.
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B.
Teotihuacan civilization
The Teotihuacan civilization was a major pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture centered in a vast, meticulously planned city famed for its monumental pyramids, complex urban layout, and far-reaching political and economic influence.
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C.
Tlacopan polity
Tlacopan polity was a pre-Columbian city-state in central Mexico that formed part of the Aztec Triple Alliance alongside Tenochtitlan and Texcoco.
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D.
Chichimec polity
The Chichimec polity was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican political entity of semi-nomadic peoples in central Mexico that played a significant role in the region’s early post-Classic period power dynamics.
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E.
Texcoco polity
Texcoco polity was a major pre-Columbian city-state and cultural center in central Mexico, renowned as one of the principal members of the Aztec Triple Alliance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Aztec city-states