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Aztec Triple Alliance Expansion

1428 CE – 1521 CE

The Aztec Triple Alliance rapidly expanded from the Valley of Mexico to dominate most of central Mesoamerica.

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Conflict · Americas

Aztec Triple Alliance Expansion

1428 CE – 1521 CE

The Aztec Triple Alliance rapidly expanded from the Valley of Mexico to dominate most of central Mesoamerica. Through a combination of military conquest and the ritualized 'Flower Wars', the Aztecs built an empire of 5-6 million people with Tenochtitlan as one of the world's largest cities.

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