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tlatoani wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 etymology 2 commanding hierarchy 3 tlahtoāni during times of war 4 tlahtohqueh of tenochtitlan 5 see also 6 references toggle references subsection 6 1 sources 7 further reading toggle the table of contents tlatoani 28 languages العربية boarisch bikol central беларуская brezhoneg čeština deutsch esperanto español français galego hrvatski bahasa indonesia italiano 日本語 ქართული 한국어 मराठी bahasa melayu nāhuatl occitan polski português русский simple english svenska українська 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia redirected from huey tlatoani ruler of a mesoamerican āltepētl city state this article is about tlahtohqueh in general for the rulers of tenochtitlan see list of tlatoque of tenochtitlan tlahtoāni of aztec empire sacred war emblem 17th century depiction of tlahtoāni nezahualpiltzintli of texcoco from the codex ixtlilxochitl details style huēyi tlahtoāni first monarch acamapichtli last monarch cuauhtémoc formation c 1376 abolition 1521 residence tenochtitlan appointer council of elders tlahtoāni 1 classical nahuatl tlahtoāni pronounced t͡ɬaʔtoˈaːniˀ ⓘ ruler sovereign plural tlahtohqueh 2 t͡ɬaʔˈtoʔkeʔ is a historical title used by the dynastic rulers of āltepēmeh singular āltepētl often translated into english as city state autonomous political entities formed by many pre columbian nahuatl speaking peoples in the valley of mexico during the postclassic period the title of huēyi tlahtoāni es ˈweːjiˀ t͡ɬaʔtoˈaːniˀ great ruler emperor was used by the rulers of the aztec empire an alliance between the āltepēmeh of tenochtitlan tetzcoco and tlacopan 3 each āltepētl had its own tlahtoāni who would concurrently function as its ruler high priest and commander in chief the tlahtoāni wielded ultimate authority over all land within the āltepētl overseeing tribute collection market activities temple affairs and the resolution of judicial disputes 4 typically a dynastic ruler hailing from the royal lineage the tlahtoāni served for life however in certain instances a council of nobles elders and priests could elect a tlahtoāni from a pool of four candidates 5 etymology edit the term tlahtoāni t͡ɬaʔtoˈaːniˀ is an agent noun derived from the verb tlahtoa meaning to speak thereby carrying the literal meaning of one who speaks in english it has been translated variously as king sovereign ruler or based on its etymology speaker it takes the plural form tlahtohqueh t͡ɬaʔˈtoʔkeʔ and the construct form tlahtohcā as in tlahtohcāyōtl rulership realm tlahtohcātlālli royal lands and tlahtohcācalli royal palace 6 related titles include tlahtohcāpilli t͡ɬaʔtoʔkaːˈpilːiˀ given to princes and other prominent noblemen and cihuātlahtoāni siwaːt͡ɬaʔtoˈaːniˀ used to designate noblewomen including consorts or princesses 7 commanding hierarchy edit the cihuācōātl was the second in command after the tlahtoāni was a member of the nobility served as the supreme judge for the court system appointed all lower court judges and handled the financial affairs of the āltepētl 4 tlahtoāni during times of war edit during times of war the tlahtoāni would be in charge of creating battle plans and making strategies for his army he would draft these plans after receiving information from various scouts messengers and spies who were sent out to an enemy āltepētl city state detailed information was presented to him from those reports to be able to construct a layout of the enemy this was essential because this ensured the safety and success of each battle these layouts would be heavily detailed from city structures to surrounding area the tlahtoāni would be the most informed about any conflict and would be the primary decision maker during war 8 he would also be in charge of gaining support from allied rulers by sending gifts and emissaries from his city state during warfare the tlahtoāni would be informed immediately of deaths and captures of his warriors he would also be in charge of informing his citizens about fallen or captive warriors and would present gifts to the successful ones tlahtohqueh of tenochtitlan edit moctezuma ii sixth huēyi tlahtoāni of the aztec triple alliance there were eleven tlahtohqueh of tenochtitlan beginning with itzcoatl the tlahtoāni of tenochtitlan was also the huēyi tlahtoāni of the aztec empire acamapichtli 1376 1395 huitzilihuitl 1395 1417 chimalpopoca 1417 1427 itzcoatl 1427 1440 moctezuma i 1440 1469 axayacatl 1469 1481 tizoc 1481 1486 ahuitzotl 1486 1502 moctezuma ii 1502 1520 cuitláhuac 1520 cuauhtémoc 1520 1521 see also edit aztec emperors family tree aztec empire list of texcoco rulers list of tlatelolco rulers emperor references edit the term is commonly spelled tlatoani as frequently utilized in historical spanish and nahuatl documents from the colonial period as well as in contemporary spanish usage whence the term came into english frequently spelled tlatoque omitting the indication of the saltillo glottal stop represented by the letter h in certain contemporary sources and modern academic references lockhart 2001 p 238 schroeder 2007 p 3 who pre see also the entry for tlahtoani archived 2007 06 14 at the wayback machine in wimmer 2006 1 2 aztec political structure tarlton law library retrieved 10 march 2020 pre columbian civilizations encyclopædia britannica 2016 11 22 retrieved 2017 05 22 nahuatl dictionary 1997 wired humanities project retrieved january 1 2012 from link schroeder 2007 pp 3 4 see also the entry for cihuatlahtoani archived 2007 06 08 at the wayback machine in wimmer 2006 aztec and maya law tarlton law library retrieved 11 march 2020 sources edit berdan frances f richard e blanton elizabeth hill boone mary g hodge michael e smith emily umberger 1996 aztec imperial strategies washington dc dumbarton oaks research library and collection isbn 0 88402 211 0 oclc 27035231 gibson charles 1964 the aztecs under spanish rule a history of the indians of the valley of mexico 1519 1810 reprinted 1976 ed stanford ca stanford university press isbn 0 8047 0196 2 oclc 190295 cite book isbn date incompatibility help lockhart james 2001 nahuatl as written lessons in older written nahuatl with copious examples and texts ucla latin american studies vol 88 nahuatl studies series no 6 stanford and los angeles stanford university press and ucla latin american center publications isbn 0 8047 4282 0 oclc 46858459 in english and nahuatl languages schroeder susan 1991 chimalpahin and the kingdoms of chalco tucson university of arizona press isbn 0 8165 1182 9 oclc 21976206 schroeder susan 2007 the annals of chimalpahin pdf in james lockhart lisa sousa stephanie wood eds sources and methods for the study of postconquest mesoamerican ethnohistory pdf e book online publication provisional version ed eugene university of oregon wired humanities project retrieved 2008 05 16 wimmer alexis 2006 dictionnaire de la langue nahuatl classique online version incorporating reproductions from dictionnaire de la langue nahuatl ou mexicaine 1885 by rémi siméon in french and nahuatl languages further reading edit carrasco david daily life of the aztecs people of the sun and earth connecticut greenwood press 1998 isbn missing sahagun bernardino de florentine codex general history of the things of new spain translated and edited by arthur j o anderson and charles e dibble 13 vols santa fe school of american research and university of utah 1950 1982 somervill barbara a great empires of the past empire of the aztecs new york chelsa house 2010 isbn missing retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title tlatoani oldid 1366891945 categories tlatoque cihuatlatoque aztec royalty royal titles titles and offices of native american leaders nahuatl words and phrases monarchy aztec empire hidden categories articles with short description short description is different from wikidata articles containing classical nahuatl language text pages using the phonos extension pages with nahuatl languages ipa pages including recorded pronunciations webarchive template wayback links articles with text in nahuatl languages cs1 errors isbn date articles with sources in nahuatl languages nah articles with french language sources fr pages with missing isbns this page was last edited on 30 july 2026 at 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