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| name = Nochcalima Xiuhcoatl | |||
| image = Copan_Stela_H_detail.jpg | |||
| caption = Nochcalima I depicted on her funeral stele, modern day [[Tequitinitlan]] | |||
| succession = Empress regnant of the 17th dynasty | |||
| coronation = 10 December 21 | |||
| reign = 10 December 21 – 25 February 72 | |||
| predecessor = Dynasty established | |||
| successor = Xilohuitli | |||
| succession1 = Cihuatlatoani of Tzopilopan | |||
| reign1 = 19 September 14 – 9 December 21 | |||
| reign-type1 = Tenure | |||
| predecessor1 = Chalchiuhticue | |||
| successor1 = Tezcapini Olol | |||
| father = Chalchiuhticue | |||
| mother = Lady Izel | |||
| spouse = {{Plainlist| | |||
* Emperor Macantayoc | |||
* Emperor Huitlomochtli | |||
}} | |||
| issue = {{Plainlist| | |||
* Xilohuitli | |||
* Xilozola | |||
* Itznamitlac | |||
* Tlahuizono | |||
}} | |||
| birth_date = 12 August 5 BCE | |||
| birth_place = Tzopilopan | |||
| death_date = 25 February 72 CE (aged 76) | |||
| death_place = [[Tequitinitlan|Chicomoztoc]] | |||
| date of burial = | |||
| place of burial = Mictloztoc Imperial Mausoleum | |||
| religion = [[Temachtism]] | |||
}} | |||
'''Nochcalima I''', commonly known as '''Nochcalima Xiuhcoatl''' (12 August 5 BCE - 25 February 72 CE) was the first ruler of the 17th dynasty of [[Zacapican]] and the ''de facto'' inaugurator of the Middle Empire period which would last over a millennium from the year 21 to 1534. She was the third female ruler in Zacapitec history, and the first to come to power in her own right as {{wp|Queen regnant|Empress regnant}}, as opposed to ruling through regency as an {{wp|Empress dowager}} as previous female rulers had done. Nochcalima ruled the Zacapitec empire for 51 years, and had previously governed the [[Tiacautec people|Tiacauteca]] confederation in Xallipan for 7 years prior and concurrent to the invasion of the Zacaco plain and foundation of the Middle Empire. Nochcalima was the daughter and only child of Chalchiuhticue, Tlatoani of [[Tzopilopan]] and leader of the Tiacauteca rebellion against the Zacaco based 16th dynasty during the [[Zacapican#First_Intermediate_Period|First Intermediate period]]. Her father was the unifier of the Tiacauteca confederation and had already amassed a following of capable advisors and generals and had put them to use in a rebellion against the 16th dynasty of Zacapican based on the Zacaco plain. Nochcalima inherited both the growing conflict with the Zacaco warlords and the support of her fathers faction at the age of 19, which enabled her to consolidate power and quickly develop a reputation for just and effective rule as well as a talent for warfare which would characterize her reign. | |||
The reign of Nochcalima marked a key period of transition at the end of Zacapican's first era of warring states. Her victory over the Zacaco dynasties and by extension the successful invasion of the old Zacapitec heartland by the Tiacautecas marked a significant shift in the culture and style of rule which would alter the course of the Middle Empire, and cause it to depart from many precedents in governance set by the previous Old Empire. Notably, while the Tiacautecas were nahuas just as the lords of Zacaco were, their political culture had changed significantly over the course of their colonization of Xallipan. They were of a far more militarized nature than the nobles of the Old Empire, and the beginning of their rule marked the transition towards an imperial government based on a standing martial caste which would largely replace levies of peasants and commoners in the armies of the future Zacapitec empire. Nochcalima is additionally credited with rationalizing the old imperial law and generally revitalizing the economy which had been devastated by over a century of intermittent warfare. | |||
==Early Life== | |||
Nochcalima was born in the city of Tzopilopan in the northern region of Xallipan to Chalchiuhticue and a woman known to history as Lady Izel. Her father was a general for the Tlatoani of Tzopilopan and would only become Tlatoani himself through a coup four years after her birth. | |||
Revision as of 17:13, 8 July 2021
| Nochcalima Xiuhcoatl | |
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 Nochcalima I depicted on her funeral stele, modern day Tequitinitlan | |
| Empress regnant of the 17th dynasty | |
| Reign | 10 December 21 – 25 February 72 |
| Coronation | 10 December 21 |
| Predecessor | Dynasty established |
| Successor | Xilohuitli |
| Cihuatlatoani of Tzopilopan | |
| Tenure | 19 September 14 – 9 December 21 |
| Predecessor | Chalchiuhticue |
| Successor | Tezcapini Olol |
| Born | 12 August 5 BCE Tzopilopan |
| Died | 25 February 72 CE (aged 76) Chicomoztoc |
| Burial | Mictloztoc Imperial Mausoleum |
| Spouse |
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| Issue |
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| Father | Chalchiuhticue |
| Mother | Lady Izel |
| Religion | Temachtism |
Nochcalima I, commonly known as Nochcalima Xiuhcoatl (12 August 5 BCE - 25 February 72 CE) was the first ruler of the 17th dynasty of Zacapican and the de facto inaugurator of the Middle Empire period which would last over a millennium from the year 21 to 1534. She was the third female ruler in Zacapitec history, and the first to come to power in her own right as Empress regnant, as opposed to ruling through regency as an Empress dowager as previous female rulers had done. Nochcalima ruled the Zacapitec empire for 51 years, and had previously governed the Tiacauteca confederation in Xallipan for 7 years prior and concurrent to the invasion of the Zacaco plain and foundation of the Middle Empire. Nochcalima was the daughter and only child of Chalchiuhticue, Tlatoani of Tzopilopan and leader of the Tiacauteca rebellion against the Zacaco based 16th dynasty during the First Intermediate period. Her father was the unifier of the Tiacauteca confederation and had already amassed a following of capable advisors and generals and had put them to use in a rebellion against the 16th dynasty of Zacapican based on the Zacaco plain. Nochcalima inherited both the growing conflict with the Zacaco warlords and the support of her fathers faction at the age of 19, which enabled her to consolidate power and quickly develop a reputation for just and effective rule as well as a talent for warfare which would characterize her reign.
The reign of Nochcalima marked a key period of transition at the end of Zacapican's first era of warring states. Her victory over the Zacaco dynasties and by extension the successful invasion of the old Zacapitec heartland by the Tiacautecas marked a significant shift in the culture and style of rule which would alter the course of the Middle Empire, and cause it to depart from many precedents in governance set by the previous Old Empire. Notably, while the Tiacautecas were nahuas just as the lords of Zacaco were, their political culture had changed significantly over the course of their colonization of Xallipan. They were of a far more militarized nature than the nobles of the Old Empire, and the beginning of their rule marked the transition towards an imperial government based on a standing martial caste which would largely replace levies of peasants and commoners in the armies of the future Zacapitec empire. Nochcalima is additionally credited with rationalizing the old imperial law and generally revitalizing the economy which had been devastated by over a century of intermittent warfare.
Early Life
Nochcalima was born in the city of Tzopilopan in the northern region of Xallipan to Chalchiuhticue and a woman known to history as Lady Izel. Her father was a general for the Tlatoani of Tzopilopan and would only become Tlatoani himself through a coup four years after her birth.