essay
Out of many, one: the organization of rule in the north coast polities
northern dynasties : kingship and statecraft in chimor: a symposium at dumbarton oaks, 12th and 13th october 1985 • Washington, D.C. • Published In 1990 • Pages: 461-487
By: Netherly, Patricia.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this historiography of oral traditions, it is recognized that Andeans were more interested in reaffirming or redefining the rights of a person or group than presenting an actual genealogy; something to consider in studying accounts of the Naymlap or Taycanamo dynasties. Nevertheless, Colonial era administrative and legal documents can be used to explore indigenous socio-political organization of the north coast. At every level of administration, polities were grouped as ranked moieties (dual division) such that no individual could have power over the whole society and lords had to negotiate with their co-rulers. Documents for Chicama list eighteen lords, suggesting that there were six levels of organization in that valley when the Chimu were in power. The Naymlap and Taycanamo myths are examined for what may have been omitted. Two early encomienda grants from the Moche Valley are found to be useful, along with evidence of the locations of Chimu canals, for exploring socio-political divisions of the Chimu in the Moche Valley under the Inka. How dual political power may have been expressed at Chan Chan through time is also considered. It is noted that the Chimu state did not have an independent class of bureaucrats. Bureaucratic administration took place within groups beneath a lord, who in turn depended upon another lord. Because of co-rule and nesting allegiances, lords could move up or down the hierarchy as the Chimu Empire grew or shrank.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Humanistic studies
- Traditional history
- History
- Territorial hierarchy
- Moieties
- Chief executive
- Status, role, and prestige
- 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 TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnohistorian
- 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
- 1100-400 BP (AD 900-1600 )
- 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
- Patricia Netherly
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 484-487)
- 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