Toqui

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Toqui is the title given to the supreme war leader of the Mapuche people, chosen in times of conflict to command their military forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf leadership position
military rank
traditional title
associatedWith Mapuche resistance to Spanish conquest
authorityOver Mapuche military forces
Mapuche warriors
category Indigenous leadership titles of the Americas
Mapuche military history
culture Mapuche people
surface form: Mapuche
domain military leadership
warfare
endOfTerm position ended when conflict subsided or leader was replaced
etymology derived from Mapudungun word meaning "axe" or "battle-axe"
function command Mapuche military forces
genderTraditionally male
geographicScopeOfAuthority multiple Mapuche territories or rehue
governingBody Mapuche councils of lonko (caciques)
historicalPeriod Arauco War
pre-Columbian era
historicalSignificance central to Mapuche resistance against Spanish colonization
languageOfOrigin Mapudungun
notableHolder Caupolicán
Colocolo
Lautaro
Paillamachu
Pelantaro
opposed Captaincy General of Chile
surface form: Spanish Empire in Chile
oppositeContextRole lonko as peacetime political leader
region La Araucanía Region
surface form: Araucanía

south-central Chile
relatedConcept Mapuche military organization
lonko
responsibility coordination of different Mapuche lof or rehue forces
leading warriors in battle
organizing defense of Mapuche territory
strategic planning of military campaigns
role supreme war leader
selectionContext wartime
selectionMethod chosen in times of conflict
status highest military authority in Mapuche society during war
succession elected or chosen by Mapuche leaders
not hereditary
symbol axe
temporalNature temporary office
typeOfLeadership military leadership
usedBy Mapuche people

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