tlatoani
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thumb|17th-century depiction of tlahtoāni Nezahualpiltzintli of Texcoco from the [[Codex Ixtlilxochitl.]]
Key facts
- Former monarchy.realm
- Aztec Empire
- Former monarchy.coatofarms
- Grabado de la Fundación de México.svg
- Former monarchy.coatofarmssize
- 100px
- Former monarchy.coatofarmscaption
- Sacred war emblem
- Former monarchy.first_monarch
- Acamapichtli
- Former monarchy.last_monarch
- Cuauhtémoc
- Former monarchy.residence
- Tenochtitlan
- Former monarchy.appointer
- Council of Elders
- Former monarchy.ended
- 1521
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Commanding hierarchy
- ''Tlahtoāni'' during times of war
- ''Tlahtohqueh'' of Tenochtitlan
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
thumb|17th-century depiction of tlahtoāni Nezahualpiltzintli of Texcoco from the [[Codex Ixtlilxochitl.]]
Tlahtoāni ( , "ruler, sovereign"; plural '''''''' ) is a historical title used by the dynastic rulers of (singular āltepētl, often translated into English as "city-state"), autonomous political entities formed by many pre-Columbian Nahuatl-speaking peoples in the Valley of Mexico during the Postclassic Period. The title of '''''' (, "great ruler, emperor") was used by the rulers of the Aztec Empire, an alliance between the āltepēmeh of Tenochtitlan, Tetzcoco, and Tlacopan.
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