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Realm · 1326–1428

Tenochtitlan

Tenochtitlan appears on the map from 1326 to 1428. At its greatest recorded extent, in 1326, it covered about 2,381 km².

One of the realms of Aztec Empire (Triple Alliance). The Mexica, a people who claimed to have migrated from a homeland called Aztlan, founded Tenochtitlan on an island in Lake Texcoco around 1325. At first vassals of the Tepanec city of Azcapotzalco, in 1428 they formed the Triple Alliance with Texcoco and Tlacopan and overthrew their overlords.

See Tenochtitlan on the map in 1326

Reference map: First European map of Tenochtitlan
Reference map: First European map of Tenochtitlan Friedrich Peypus · Public domain
On the map
1326–1428
Greatest extent
1326, about 2,381 km²
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Wikipedia: Tenochtitlan · Wikidata Q13695

Territory through time

YearsArea drawn
1326–14212,381 km²
1422–14282,381 km²

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