Chimor (Chimú state)

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Chimor, also known as the Chimú state, was a powerful pre-Columbian civilization on Peru’s northern coast, renowned for its capital Chan Chan and sophisticated irrigation, metallurgy, and craft production before its conquest by the Inca.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological culture
pre-Columbian civilization
state
alsoKnownAs Chimú kingdom
linked to: Chimú Kingdom

Chimú state
linked to: Chimú Kingdom
archaeologicalEvidence adobe architecture
burials
ceramics
metal artifacts
architectureFeature U-shaped structures
adobe ciudadelas
high-walled compounds
sunken plazas
artStyle geometric friezes
highly stylized marine motifs
capital Chan Chan
capitalType urban ceremonial center
conqueredBy Inca Empire
Topa Inca Yupanqui
conquestDate c. 1470 CE
continent South America
coreTerritory Moche Valley
craftOrganization state-controlled workshops
culturalInfluenceOn Inca administrative practices on the coast
economyBasedOn fishing
intensive irrigation agriculture
long-distance trade
eliteResidence Chan Chan ciudadelas
linked to: Chan Chan
endDate c. 1470s CE
expandedAlong Pacific coast of northern Peru
floruit c. 12th–15th centuries CE
followedBy Inca Empire
governmentType monarchy
iconographyTheme birds
marine animals
mythical creatures
knownFor blackware ceramics
craft production
featherwork
gold and silver work
large adobe city of Chan Chan
metallurgy
sophisticated irrigation systems
textile production
laborSystem corvée labor
language Chimú language
linked to: Chimú languages
languageFamily Chimuan languages
locatedIn northern coast of Peru
locatedInPresentDay Peru
majorCity Chan Chan
Farafán
Manchan
Pacatnamú
majorValley Chicama Valley
Jequetepeque Valley
Lambayeque Valley
Moche Valley
metalworking copper
gold
silver
tumbaga alloys
period Late Intermediate Period
precededBy Lambayeque (Sicán) culture
linked to: Sicán culture

Moche culture
region Andes cultural area
religion Andean religion
rulerTitle ciquic
rulingDynasty Chimú dynasty
linked to: Chimú Kingdom
socialStructure highly stratified society
startDate c. 900 CE
territoryExtent from Tumbes in the north to Carabayllo near Lima in the south
tradeNetwork maritime trade along Pacific coast
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 1986
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Chan Chan Archaeological Zone
linked to: Chan Chan
usedIrrigation canals
reservoirs
wells

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Chimuan languages primaryCenter Chimor (Chimú state)