Aztec nobility

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Aztec nobility were the hereditary elite class of the Aztec Empire, holding political, military, religious, and economic power over its city-states and territories.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Aztec nobility canonical 8
Aztec imperial court 1
Aztec rulers 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (66)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary elite social class
nobility
affectedBy Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
alsoKnownAs pipiltin
basedOn hereditary status
lineage
military achievement
service to the tlatoani
controlledInstitution calmecac schools
palaces
temple complexes
tribute collection system
dominantIn Tenochtitlan
Texcoco
Tlacopan
linked to: Tlacopan polity
exercisedAuthorityOver Aztec city-states
tributary provinces
flourishedDuring 15th century
early 16th century
geographicArea Central Mexico
hadExclusiveRightTo consume luxury foods
use certain jewelry
use feathered headdresses
wear certain clothing
hadSocialStratumBelow macehualtin
tlacotin
hadSubclass court nobility
high nobility
lower nobility
provincial nobility
heldPowerIn economy
politics
religion
warfare
includedOffice calpixque
cihuacoatl
linked to: Cihuacoatl

high priest
huey tlatoani
judge
tecuhtli
linked to: teuctli

tlacateccatl
linked to: tlacochcalcatl

tlacochcalcatl
tlatoani
legitimizedPowerThrough connection to gods
mythic ancestry
maintained dynastic histories
genealogical records
owned estates
large landholdings
serfs
partiallyIntegratedInto colonial New Spanish nobility
partOf Aztec Empire
received tribute in goods
tribute in labor
tribute in military service
religion Aztec religion
linked to: Aztec mythology
requiredForMembership noble birth
recognition by ruler
socialFunction administration of tribute
governance
judicial authority
military leadership
religious leadership
spokeLanguage Classical Nahuatl
timePeriod Late Postclassic Mesoamerica
trainedTheirChildrenIn calmecac

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tlapalizquixochtzin partOf Aztec nobility
Teotlalco memberOf Mexica nobility
linked to: Aztec nobility
Teotlalco associatedWith Aztec imperial court
linked to: Aztec nobility
Calmecac operatedBy Aztec nobility
Alonso de Grado associatedWith Aztec nobility
Toxcatl performedBy Aztec nobility
Chichimecacihuatzin II partOf Aztec nobility
Great Speaker memberOf Aztec nobility
Cuauhtlatoa partOf Aztec nobility
New Fire ceremony performedBy Aztec rulers
linked to: Aztec nobility