| Tizoc | |
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| King of Tenochtitlan | |
Tizoc in the Codex Telleriano-Remensis |
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| Reign | 1481–1486 |
| Titles | Tlacateccatl |
| Died | 1486 |
| Predecessor | Axayacatl |
| Successor | Ahuitzotl |
| Father | Tezozomoc |
| Mother | Atotoztli II |
Tizocic or Tizocicatzin (the honorific form of his name), usually known in English as Tizoc, was the seventh tlatoani of Tenochtitlan.
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He was a son of the princess Atotoztli II and her cousin, prince Tezozomoc. He was a grandson of the Emperors Moctezuma I and Itzcoatl. He was a descendant of the king Cuauhtototzin.
He was a successor of his brother Axayacatl and his other brother was Emperor Ahuitzotl and his sister was the Queen Chalchiuhnenetzin. He was an uncle of Emperors Cuauhtémoc, Moctezuma II and Cuitláhuac and grandfather of Diego de San Francisco Tehuetzquititzin.
Most sources agree that he took power in 1481 (the Aztec year "2 House"), succeeding his older brother. Although Tízoc's reign was relatively short, he began the rebuilding of the Great Pyramid of Tenochtitlan (a task completed by his younger brother in 1487), and also put down a rebellion of the Matlatzincan peoples of the Toluca Valley.
According to the Codex Mendoza, during Tizoc's reign the altepetl of Tonalimoquetzayan, Toxico, Ecatepec, Cillán, Tecaxic, Tolocan, Yancuitlan, Tlappan, Atezcahuacan, Mazatlán, Xochiyetla, Tamapachco, Ecatliquapechco, and Miquetlan were conquered.
Tizoc died in 1486, though it's still somewhat unclear how. Some sources suggest that he was poisoned, others that he was the victim of "sorcery" or illness. It has been suggested that either Tlacaelel or other members of the royal family (especially Ahuitzotl) were responsible for the poisoning of Tizoc.
| Preceded by Axayacatl |
Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan 1481–1486 |
Succeeded by Ahuitzotl |