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Farfan, general Pacatnamu, and the dynastic history 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: 227-242
By: Conrad, Geoffrey W..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document covers the traditional history and archaeological evidence concerning General Pacatnamu and his provincial capital; probably the site of Farfan, an intrusive Chimu administrative center with architecture similar to the [i]ciudadelas[/i] of Chan Chan, an [i]audiencia[/i], storerooms, and a burial platform. The burial platform presumably was a right awarded the general for his successful campaign. Other archaeological evidence such as ceramics, adobe brick styles, and radiocarbon dates show the city’s construction was contemporary with the early phase of monumental architecture at Chan Chan, between AD 1150 and 1250. This seems to confirm the historical reality of the Chimu conquest of the Jequetepeque Valley, of General Pacatnamu, and perhaps of a king called Ñançenpinco. The traditional histories, however, are not entirely accurate as three generations of kings represent three hundred years, raising the question of why other rulers were deleted from the traditional histories. The author believes that the traditional histories were a form of propaganda justifying the northern conquests, motivating people to advance all the way to Tumbes, and portraying the kings as superior beings whose decisions were just.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Traditional history
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- Provinces
- Miscellaneous facilities
- Burial practices and funerals
- Personal names
- Public opinion
- 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
- 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
- not specified
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1150-396 BP (AD 850-1604)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- coastal La Libertad region (north coast) Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- Geoffrey W. Conrad
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 240-242)
- 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