essay
Territorial expansion and the kingdom of Chimor
northern dynasties : kingship and statecraft in chimor: a symposium at dumbarton oaks, 12th and 13th october 1985 • Washington, D.C. • Published In 1990 • Pages: 177-194
By: Topic, Theresa Lange.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Early seventeenth century ethnohistoric accounts of the Chimu and Inka are compared to archaeological survey data for fortifications in several valleys, including location, date of construction and length of occupation, artifacts such as weapon stock piles and ceramics, and other evidence for military activities. Written sources offer complementary information on how the Chimu viewed their political and social landscape, a cursory outline of military history, and the importance of militarism in Chimu society. The Chimu appear to have been more aggressive than other north coast groups, with military action more important than alliances in a territorial expansion featuring three major stages of conquest. Although the nobility of new groups was incorporated into the bureaucracy and political and military administrations, they still appear to have been classed as outsiders. The Chimu seem to only have been interested in territorial control of the coast, although they did control transportation routes leading into the sierra.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Traditional history
- Military installations
- Instigation of war
- Warfare
- Administrative agencies
- Classes
- Ethnic stratification
- Routes
- External relations
- Peacemaking
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Chimu
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2015
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- South America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Andes
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2014
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1977-1980
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1100-530 BP (AD 900-1470)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- north coast Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- Theresa Lange Topic
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-194)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 89023336
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Chimu Indians--Politics and government--Congresses
- Chimu Indians--Antiquities--Congresses
- Chan Chan Site (Peru)--Congresses
- Peru--Antiquities--Congresses