Polity Chimor

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Was the political grouping of the Chimú culture that ruled the northern coast of Peru beginning around 850 and ending around 1470.

Establishment

  • January 851: Chimor (also Kingdom of Chimor or Chimú Empire) was the political grouping of the Chimú culture that ruled the northern coast of Peru beginning around 850 and ending around 1470.

Chronology

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Disestablishment

  • January 1439: In 1438, the Incas began a far-reaching expansion under the command of Sapa Inca (paramount leader) Pachacuti-Cusi Yupanqui, whose name literally meant "earth-shaker". The name of Pachacuti was given to him after he conquered the Tribe of Chancas (modern Apurímac).