Xiuhpohualli
E628376
Xiuhpohualli is the 365-day solar calendar of the Aztecs, used to organize agricultural cycles, religious festivals, and daily life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Xiuhpohualli canonical | 3 |
| Xiuhpohualli (solar year) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6907257 — 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: Xiuhpohualli Context triple: [Aztec mythology, usesCalendar, Xiuhpohualli]
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A.
Ahuitzotl
Ahuitzotl was a powerful Aztec tlatoani (ruler) of Tenochtitlan known for expanding the empire to its greatest extent and overseeing major building projects, including the enlargement of the Templo Mayor.
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B.
Panquetzaliztli
Panquetzaliztli is an important Aztec religious festival dedicated to the god Huitzilopochtli, marked by elaborate rituals, offerings, and public celebrations.
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C.
Tzolkʼin calendar
The Tzolkʼin calendar is a 260-day sacred ritual calendar of the ancient Maya used for divination, ceremonial events, and structuring religious life.
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D.
Kʼinich Yax Kʼukʼ Moʼ
Kʼinich Yax Kʼukʼ Moʼ was a prominent early Classic Maya king who founded the royal dynasty of Copán in present-day Honduras.
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E.
Miahuaxihuitl
Miahuaxihuitl was an Aztec noblewoman and queen consort of Tenochtitlan, best known as the mother of the emperor Moctezuma I.
- 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: Xiuhpohualli Target entity description: Xiuhpohualli is the 365-day solar calendar of the Aztecs, used to organize agricultural cycles, religious festivals, and daily life.
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A.
Ahuitzotl
Ahuitzotl was a powerful Aztec tlatoani (ruler) of Tenochtitlan known for expanding the empire to its greatest extent and overseeing major building projects, including the enlargement of the Templo Mayor.
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B.
Panquetzaliztli
Panquetzaliztli is an important Aztec religious festival dedicated to the god Huitzilopochtli, marked by elaborate rituals, offerings, and public celebrations.
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C.
Tzolkʼin calendar
The Tzolkʼin calendar is a 260-day sacred ritual calendar of the ancient Maya used for divination, ceremonial events, and structuring religious life.
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D.
Kʼinich Yax Kʼukʼ Moʼ
Kʼinich Yax Kʼukʼ Moʼ was a prominent early Classic Maya king who founded the royal dynasty of Copán in present-day Honduras.
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E.
Miahuaxihuitl
Miahuaxihuitl was an Aztec noblewoman and queen consort of Tenochtitlan, best known as the mother of the emperor Moctezuma I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aztec calendar
ⓘ
calendar ⓘ solar calendar ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agricultural cycles
ⓘ
daily life organization ⓘ religious festivals ⓘ |
| calendarBasis | solar cycle ⓘ |
| calendarSystem | Mesoamerican calendar system ⓘ |
| calendarType | solar year count ⓘ |
| classification | pre-Columbian calendar ⓘ |
| combinedWith | Tonalpohualli ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Tonalpohualli ⓘ |
| culture |
Aztec civilization
ⓘ
linked to:
Aztec culture
|
| cycleLengthWithTonalpohualli | 52 years ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Aztec codices ⓘ |
| etymologyLanguage | Classical Nahuatl ⓘ |
| forms | 52-year calendar round ⓘ |
| governingAuthority | Aztec priesthood ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
18 months
ⓘ
5 extra days ⓘ |
| hasPart | nemontemi ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Aztec Empire ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Mesoamerican solar calendars ⓘ |
| meaningInNahuatl | year count ⓘ |
| monthLength | 20 days ⓘ |
| nemontemiLength | 5 days ⓘ |
| nemontemiMeaning | unlucky days ⓘ |
| numberOfDays | 365 ⓘ |
| region | Central Mexico ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Aztec agriculture
ⓘ
Aztec cosmology ⓘ Aztec religion ⓘ
linked to:
Aztec mythology
|
| religiousRole | determining festival dates ⓘ |
| socialRole | organizing tribute and labor ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Postclassic Mesoamerica
ⓘ
linked to:
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica
|
| timeUnit |
day
ⓘ
month ⓘ year ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Aztecs
ⓘ
linked to:
Mexica
|
| usedFor |
regulating agriculture
ⓘ
scheduling ceremonies ⓘ structuring civic life ⓘ |
| usedIn |
ritual planning
ⓘ
state administration ⓘ |
| usedUntil | Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Xiuhpohualli Description of subject: Xiuhpohualli is the 365-day solar calendar of the Aztecs, used to organize agricultural cycles, religious festivals, and daily life.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Xiuhpohualli