essay
Ethnohistorical considerations about the 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: 447-460
By: Rostworowski de Diez Canseco, María.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is an ethnohistorical examination of some facets of Chimu government, drawn from early Colonial documents. Evidence for duality in Chimu socio-political organization proves inconclusive. Late sixteenth century court cases indicate that the Moche Valley consisted of small polities ruled by local lords who, in turn, were subjects of a lord of the larger ethnic group. Along the North Coast of Peru, power passed to a brother before being inherited by the next generation. Relations between the highlands and the coast in the north and south of Peru are also described, especially the push-pull between the highlands and the coast for water rights, water use, and canal intakes. The Chimu Capac’s uprising forced the dispersal or resettlement of many Chimu peoples. Place names, include names of canals or bodies of water, provide some evidence for where they may have been.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- History
- Form and rules of government
- Territorial hierarchy
- Chief executive
- Classes
- External relations
- Real property
- Water supply
- External migration
- 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.
- Ethnohistorian
- 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
- not specified
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1000-432 BP (AD 1000-1568)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- north and central coast, Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- Maria Rostworowski de Diez Canseco
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 458-460)
- 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