Andean Late Horizon
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The Andean Late Horizon was the final pre-Columbian cultural period in the central Andes, marked by the expansion and dominance of the Inca Empire just before Spanish conquest.
All labels observed (11)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T324674 — 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: Andean Late Horizon Context triple: [Pre-Columbian era, hasSubperiod, Andean Late Horizon]
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Wari Empire
The Wari Empire was a major Andean civilization that flourished in present-day Peru between roughly 600 and 1000 CE, known for its expansive territorial control, administrative innovations, and influence on later Inca statecraft.
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Chimu culture
The Chimu culture was a powerful pre-Columbian civilization on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its adobe city of Chan Chan and sophisticated irrigation, metallurgy, and textile production before its conquest by the Inca.
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Moche culture
The Moche culture was an influential pre-Columbian civilization on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its sophisticated irrigation systems, monumental adobe pyramids, and highly detailed ceramics depicting daily life, warfare, and ritual.
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Andean civilization
Andean civilization refers to the complex pre-Columbian societies of the Andes—most famously the Inca Empire—characterized by advanced agriculture, architecture, and distinctive highland cultures such as the Quechua.
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Tiwanaku culture
The Tiwanaku culture was a major pre-Columbian Andean civilization centered near Lake Titicaca in present-day Bolivia, known for its monumental stone architecture, advanced agricultural systems, and far-reaching cultural influence.
- 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: Andean Late Horizon Target entity description: The Andean Late Horizon was the final pre-Columbian cultural period in the central Andes, marked by the expansion and dominance of the Inca Empire just before Spanish conquest.
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A.
Wari Empire
The Wari Empire was a major Andean civilization that flourished in present-day Peru between roughly 600 and 1000 CE, known for its expansive territorial control, administrative innovations, and influence on later Inca statecraft.
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B.
Chimu culture
The Chimu culture was a powerful pre-Columbian civilization on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its adobe city of Chan Chan and sophisticated irrigation, metallurgy, and textile production before its conquest by the Inca.
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C.
Moche culture
The Moche culture was an influential pre-Columbian civilization on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its sophisticated irrigation systems, monumental adobe pyramids, and highly detailed ceramics depicting daily life, warfare, and ritual.
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D.
Andean civilization
Andean civilization refers to the complex pre-Columbian societies of the Andes—most famously the Inca Empire—characterized by advanced agriculture, architecture, and distinctive highland cultures such as the Quechua.
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E.
Tiwanaku culture
The Tiwanaku culture was a major pre-Columbian Andean civilization centered near Lake Titicaca in present-day Bolivia, known for its monumental stone architecture, advanced agricultural systems, and far-reaching cultural influence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Andean chronological period
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archaeological culture period ⓘ pre-Columbian cultural period ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Inca Empire ⓘ |
| capitalCity | Cusco ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
Quechua language expansion
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expansion of the Inca state ⓘ imperial road networks ⓘ mit’a labor system ⓘ political centralization under the Inca ⓘ spread of Inca religious cults ⓘ standardized administrative centers ⓘ state-managed agriculture ⓘ state-sponsored architecture ⓘ |
| dominantPower |
Inca Empire
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surface form:
Inca state
Inca Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Tawantinsuyu
|
| endedBy |
Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
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surface form:
Spanish conquest
collapse of the Inca Empire ⓘ |
| endTime |
c. 1532 CE
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early 16th century CE ⓘ |
| follows |
Andean Late Horizon
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Andean Late Intermediate Period
|
| hasEconomy |
redistributive economy
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state-controlled long-distance exchange ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Qhapaq Ñan
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surface form:
Inca road system (Qhapaq Ñan)
imperial storage facilities (qullqas) ⓘ provincial administrative centers ⓘ royal estates ⓘ state-planned agricultural terraces ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
central Andes
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modern Peru ⓘ parts of Argentina ⓘ parts of Bolivia ⓘ parts of Chile ⓘ parts of Ecuador ⓘ |
| hasReligion |
state cult of Inti
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veneration of Inca royal ancestors ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | quipu-based record keeping ⓘ |
| knownFor |
integration of diverse ethnic groups
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monumental stone architecture ⓘ rapid imperial expansion ⓘ standardized imperial art styles ⓘ |
| partOf | Andean chronological sequence ⓘ |
| precedes | Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 1470 CE ⓘ |
| timeInRelationTo | immediately before European colonization of the Andes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Andean Late Horizon Description of subject: The Andean Late Horizon was the final pre-Columbian cultural period in the central Andes, marked by the expansion and dominance of the Inca Empire just before Spanish conquest.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Andean Late Intermediate Period
this entity surface form:
Inca period
this entity surface form:
Inca times
this entity surface form:
Late Horizon period of Andean chronology
this entity surface form:
Inca period
this entity surface form:
Late Horizon (Andean chronology)
this entity surface form:
Late Horizon of the Inca Empire
subject surface form:
Mitma resettlement system
this entity surface form:
Inca imperial period
this entity surface form:
Late Horizon (Inca period)
this entity surface form:
Late Horizon period of Andean prehistory
this entity surface form:
Inca period
this entity surface form:
Inca period
this entity surface form:
Inca period
this entity surface form:
Inca era
this entity surface form:
Inca period
this entity surface form:
Inca period