Tilantongo region

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The Tilantongo region is a historic Mixtec area in present-day Oaxaca, Mexico, known as a major political and cultural center of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Tilantongo region canonical 3

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mixtec region
historic region
pre-Columbian cultural area
associatedWith Lord Eight Deer Jaguar Claw
Mixtec city-states
linked to: Mixtec civilization
capital Tilantongo
continent North America
country Mexico
culture Mixtec culture
linked to: Mixtec civilization
currentAdministrativeRegion State of Oaxaca
documentedIn Codex Bodley
Codex Vindobonensis
Codex Zouche-Nuttall
linked to: Codex Nuttall
ethnicGroup Mixtec people
governedBy Mixtec rulers
hasArchaeologicalSignificance yes
hasArchitectureStyle Mesoamerican architecture
hasArtStyle Mixtec art
linked to: Mixtec style
hasCulturalHeritageStatus important indigenous heritage area of Oaxaca
hasHistoricalPeriod Postclassic period of Mesoamerica
pre-Columbian era
hasPoliticalStatus regional hegemon in parts of the Postclassic period
hasPrimaryEconomicActivity agriculture
tribute collection
hasTypeOfGovernment city-state system
hasWritingSystem Mixtec pictographic writing
knownFor Mixtec codices
being a major cultural center in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica
being a major political center in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica
locatedIn Mesoamerica
Mexico
Oaxaca
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
neighboringRegion Tlaxiaco region
Tututepec region
partOf Mixteca Alta
Sierra Mixteca
pre-Columbian Mesoamerica
preColonial yes
religion Mesoamerican religion
usedLanguage Mixtec languages

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Referenced by (3)

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

Codex Nuttall originatesFrom Tilantongo region
Codex Bodley associatedPlace Tilantongo region
MS. Mex. d. 1 associatedPlace Tilantongo region