Tlaxcalan polities
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Tlaxcalan polities were a confederation of pre-Hispanic city-states in central Mexico known for their political autonomy, military strength, and pivotal alliance with the Spanish against the Aztec Empire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tlaxcala confederation | 1 |
| Tlaxcalan polities canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21403855 — 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: Tlaxcalan polities Context triple: [Tlaxcala Valley, associatedWith, Tlaxcalan polities]
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A.
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.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Totonac polity of Cempoala
The Totonac polity of Cempoala was a major pre-Columbian city-state on the Gulf Coast of Mexico, known for its large urban center, distinctive circular temples, and its pivotal alliance with Hernán Cortés against the Aztec Empire.
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E.
Aztec city-states
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.
- 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: Tlaxcalan polities Target entity description: Tlaxcalan polities were a confederation of pre-Hispanic city-states in central Mexico known for their political autonomy, military strength, and pivotal alliance with the Spanish against the Aztec Empire.
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A.
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.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Totonac polity of Cempoala
The Totonac polity of Cempoala was a major pre-Columbian city-state on the Gulf Coast of Mexico, known for its large urban center, distinctive circular temples, and its pivotal alliance with Hernán Cortés against the Aztec Empire.
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E.
Aztec city-states
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tlaxcalan polities